Great chat with CNBCOvertime’s Jon Fortt & Morgan Brennan this afternoon talking AI. My message to organizations who are not yet executing on AI: You are behind. The window of opportunity is closing, so it's time to act now.
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Saudi Arabia plans to push $40B into AI, reported by The New York Times. This comes after Microsoft’s commitment to train 2M people in AI in India, according to Fortune. The pace of AI investment will only continue to accelerate.
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Sat down with Saket Modi of JC2Ventures-backed Safe Security for my latest workshop, 'How to Differentiate in a Rapidly Changing Market.' In a tight funding market, #startups need to find their whitespace & be willing to reinvent themselves.
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Are you ready for AI? In my latest The Innovator column w/ Jennifer Schenker, I share advice on how to best integrate AI into business strategies. Leaders, I hope you're ready to get in the driver’s seat – this will be a bumpy but exciting ride.
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My former colleague & friend, Wendy Bahr, has joined JC2Ventures-backed BigSpring as an advisor. I’m excited to see her join forces with Bhakti Vithalani's team to help customers and partners achieve measurable growth and accelerate revenue.
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🎧Ep.30 #ChambersTalks #podcast w/World Bank President Ajay Banga on shaping a better, more sustainable #WorldEconomicFuture .

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What's your AI strategy? JC2Ventures Partner Yvette Kanouff & Uniphore CEO Umesh Sachdev join me in a new workshop to discuss just how fast this technology is moving, what makes a strong AI strategy, & why differentiation is more important than ever.
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Big news from JC2Ventures-backed Nile. Today they introduced their new AI networking solution called Nile Access Service. CEO & Co-Founder Pankaj Patel and team are on a mission to break the cycle of networking being overly complex for enterprises. nilesecure.com/press-releases…

Great discussion at the 2024 The Montgomery Summit with Roxanne Austin, President and CEO of Austin Investment Advisors & Carmine Di Sibio, Global Chairman and CEO of EY about key governance issues for Boards. This is a must-watch session.
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Great conversation with Tamanna Inamdar of NDTV Profit where I share my views on India’s opportunity to take the lead in AI. I've been bullish on India for a decade and the vision of an AI India only bolsters this feeling, but we need to move fast.
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As a competitor turned business partner & friend for life, I applaud Antonio Neri’s efforts to take risks & re-position HPE as an AI leader in the industry. Great to reflect on what comes next for Antonio & HPE with Danny Fortson The Times and The Sunday Times:
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Sobering article on US-China trade tensions from erin griffith of the The New York Times. From win-win to win-lose dynamics, strategic decisions are key for long-term success.
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Did you tune into CNN Anderson Cooper 360° last night to hear Vijay B. Pindrop talk #1 cyber issue of 2024? As Vijay shared you need good AI to combat bad AI like the deepfake we heard of Pres Biden telling voters in NH not to go to the polls & Pindrop is leading.
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Congrats JC2Ventures-backed OpenGov on securing a major investment valued at $1.8B from Cox Enterprises! The #startup has truly disrupted the govtech industry & this partnership will enable an even bigger impact on local governments in the U.S.
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Thrilled to share that JC2 Ventures-backed Pindrop will be featured on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360° tonight at 8 pm ET. This prime-time spot demonstrates the pressing concern of deepfakes and how Pindrop can help fight against them.

Great article from Harvard Business Review about retaining startup talent after an acquisition. One of the more difficult but critical components of an acquisition is ensuring cultural alignment between the two companies, which can help foster a smooth transition.
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Interesting thoughts around cyber risk quantification (CRQ) from JC2Ventures Partner Yvette Kanouff in the latest edition of her CIO Blog. As organizational cyber risks escalate, CRQ adoption will grow.
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Previous #ChambersTalks #podcast guest, IBM Chair and CEO Arvind Krishna, made a bet 5 years ago that hybrid cloud would become the cloud environment of the future. I’d agree he called this right. Do you?
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Thrilled by Microsoft's new commitment to train 2 million Indians with AI skills. This is exactly the support India needs to further grow its massive pool of young talent & achieve AI India. I anticipate other companies will follow Satya Nadella's lead.
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For the 2nd year in a row, AI was the #1 topic in Davos. Different from last year, though, was the conversation around how to implement AI in business strategies. Having an AI strategy is not a nice-to-have. It's essential for success in 2024. axios.com/2024/01/19/dav…