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What’s the story? Understanding the narrative around your data | #SparkBizApps
Your data has a story to tell. Are you listening? Or are you forcing it into preset rows and columns? If so, you could be missing out on crucial and valuable information. If you want the most from data, you have to stop seeing it as a bunch of numbers to be logged and allow ...
The interesting (if uncertain) future of the video chip | #growawards
The recent market performance of HD video chip producer, Ambarella, Inc., has caused some analysts to doubt the long-term prospects for micro image processors. But several trends turning the corner could combine to make the video chip this year’s comeback kid. At least that is how Satish Bargava, head of Product Marketing Management and Strategic Business ...
IoT and the evolution of the semiconductor | #growawards
Talented IT people have a lot of choices about where to take a job these days. Companies have different strategies for attracting the best — some beef up salaries, others get creative with perks, but one company is attracting talent by simply giving them a place to work on innovative projects. Maya Strelar-Migotti, EVP and ...
Salaries, benefits, massages, oh my: Competing in the tech talent arms race | #growawards
Google gives employees free one-hour massages on-site when they complete projects; Facebook offers to cover $20,000 in cryogenic egg freezing for its female technologists. Sound extravagant? When you’re competing for the the small number of people with the skills to work in cutting-edge tech, you can’t try too hard. In fact, Jeremy Burton, president of Products ...
The ghost in the machine: Designing technology with a soul | #growawards
The advanced technologies being developed every year need savvy designers to build them into products that consumers connect with. Happily, the Internet of Things (IoT) explosion is concurring with the proliferation of new, innovative product design firms with a suite of special skills to bring ideas into 3D. This might spell stiff competition if you’re ...
The winning recipe: Take age-old problem, add new technology, shake vigorously | #growawards
The winner of the 2016 Outstanding Growth Award has a lot to teach us about what makes a tech company successful. Sure, fancy, cutting-edge software helps, but the most advanced technology on the planet is worthless if it doesn’t solve the daily complaints of the customer. “We’re bringing new solutions to age-old problems,” said Woody Scal, ...
Behind the scenes: Building the parts that power tomorrow’s new tech | #growawards
Semiconductor makers are normally not the baton-twirling leaders of Silicon Valley’s technology showcase. They toil in the background working out the nuts and bolts that consumers aren’t terribly interested in but that make the magic happen nonetheless. This year’s ACG SV Grow Awards, however, decided to shine a spotlight on the chip industry by recognizing Ambarella, ...
Keeping the pace: How one company is learning to change with its customers | #growawards
Established companies that attempt to stay relevant in the software-defined world while stubbornly clinging to old models will face an uphill journey. Some, like Prince Kohli, VP, head of R&D Ericsson Silicon Valley, head of Development Unit, BU Cloud and IP at Ericsson, say that it’s a two-way street; you have to closely monitor your customers’ ...
Measuring success: What made Fitbit this year’s ACG SV Grow Award winner? | #growawards
With news of Fitbit, Inc.’s victory at the recent ACG Silicon Valley (ACG SV) Awards, many startups will be studying the company to try to copy its formula for success. How does ACG SV measure “success” or “growth” anyway? And why did Fitbit fit the bill this year? Deloitte (Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited), a diversified business ...
Creating local, or global, communities that connect women in tech | #wov16
Technology is growing rapidly globally. Many developing countries are working to create their own equivalent to Silicon Valley. We often hear about challenges facing women in technology in the US. But, in countries where very old fashioned roles for women are still the norm, the challenges are much greater. Luckily, one US organization is working ...
