Bolstering B2B Ecommerce Capabilities to Handle the Twists and Turns of an Unusual Holiday Season
In a typical year, retailers would have placed their orders by now with manufacturers and distributors to stock up on inventory for the holiday season. However, the uncertainty of the upcoming season has made that difficult. Forecasting demand has been more challenging than ever and the supply chain for any given item can quickly change. […]
Going virtual in the village
How Paramjeet Kaur Dhillon, the principal of a rural school in Punjab, is encouraging both teachers and students to dream big with technology. At the Kamla Nehru Public School (KNPS) in Punjab’s Chak Hakim village, the teachers all tend to wear sports shoes. “Forget about fancy footwear,” says Charu Chhabra, the vice principal, with a […]
Microsoft Expressive Pixels: a platform for creativity, inclusion and innovation
You’re sitting at your PC, at home, working remotely. You’ve got a partner who is doing the same. Without requiring you to even turn around, an LED display visible to anyone near you lights up an emoji: a stop sign. Now your household knows you’re busy for the moment, without you having to say a […]
Amid protests and pandemic, artist Moses Sumney takes fans on a spiritual journey in new video
In his life and music, Moses Sumney defies genres and easy categorizations. The son of Ghanaian immigrants who grew up in Southern California and in Ghana, he’s used to straddling worlds. While he studied creative writing in college, he was also trying to get a foothold on a music career. With the new release of […]
Honey Pot’s Popularity Explosion Means Adapting Its Business Processes
It’s been a big three years for The Honey Pot Company. The brand started selling its plant-based feminine care products in Whole Foods in 2016, less than two years post-launch. Target took it up in 2017 and, when a Target-backed ad went viral, the company’s rise continued. Now, Honey Pot products are in some 20,000 […]
Brex, the Fintech Star, Looks Back on Its Switch From QuickBooks to NetSuite
Speedily-growing tech startups often get a hand from VC funding. But even with money in the bank, acquiring credit from traditional lenders is difficult, especially for very young companies. To solve this problem, Brazilian-born entrepreneurs Henrique Dubugras and Pedro Franceschi developed Brex, a fintech company offering corporate credit cards for startups with 10-20 times higher […]
VC Veteran: Raising Equity During Pandemic Requires Creativity and Vision
Just because there’s a pandemic, doesn’t mean companies can’t raise equity. But for those companies looking to fight through a challenging time to tap into private equity (PE) investment dollars or pursue an IPO, a little creativity, a bit of experience and a forward-looking vision can go a long way. Those were the takeaways of […]
Professional Services Firms Sneak Peek: NetSuite 2020 Release 2 Helps Organizations Prepare for Change and Manage Hybrid Workforce Models
Typically focused on long-term, complex projects, professional services firms have faced significant challenges in recent years from greater competition and changing client needs. As professional services companies seek to reduce operational costs and increase their bottom line, they need to eliminate error-prone manual data entry processes, disconnected project management systems and get control over budget […]
Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Microsoft Azure announce partnership to accelerate live-action and animation productions
Universal Filmed Entertainment Group and Microsoft Corp. on Friday announced a strategic partnership to cloud-optimize live-action and animation productions. The partnership aims to empower the creative community with cloud-based production workflows that enable frictionless remote collaboration and content creation. Working together, the teams will extend DreamWorks Animation’s cutting-edge production platform to include live-action production. They […]
Mayor Turner and Microsoft expand digital alliance with the city of Houston
Mayor Sylvester Turner announced on Monday that the city of Houston has expanded its groundbreaking digital alliance with Microsoft to innovate in big data, artificial intelligence and the digital economy. Microsoft brings to Houston “Accelerate,” a new program designed to address economic recovery through skilling both underserved communities and re-skilling the many Americans impacted by […]