Celent Banking

FEBRUARY 20, 2016

The announcement in December came on the heels of a nearly 12-month project aimed at spinning its 15% interest (worth $30 billion) in Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce company, to its shareholders, a transaction that has been abandoned over tax concerns. It’s very simple: innovation is a game that is played for a full 9 innings.

Google 100

Google Innovation Taxes Marketing 100

CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2018

The Sad State of Corporate Innovation. See how corporates are failing when it comes to innovation. Download the free 31-page State of Innovation report. While Google excelled in building software, it lagged behind in hardware and product innovation. Date: March 20, 2003. Microsoft and Nokia. Date: April 25, 2014.

Google 76

Google Software Innovation Company 76

Fintech Labs Insights

JULY 6, 2015

Amid the revenue and profitability metrics in the recent trading update from UK mobile banking innovator Monitise was news that the company was shifting strategy from “purpose-built” platforms to standardized, cloud-based APIs in a bid to cut costs. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in London, U.K.,

Strategy 12

Strategy Taxes Capital Innovation 12

CB Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

In the early 70s, See’s was able to produce about $2M a year (after tax) on just $8M in net tangible assets (including all accounts receivable.) Berkshire Hathaway bought See’s, and by 1982, it was up to producing $13M after taxes on just $20M in net tangible assets. That premium is the company’s “economic goodwill.”.

Omaha 78

Omaha Company Capital Management 78

CB Insights

MAY 10, 2018

State of Innovation Report. But just as their clients are always under threat from new players and technologies, consultants too are not immune to the forces of disruption. “The underlying principles of strategy are enduring, regardless of technology or the pace of change.” Many are still in wide usage today.

Strategy 78

Strategy Management Analytics Tools 78

CB Insights

MAY 1, 2018

Product innovation is one way that large corporations stay competitive in a rapidly changing marketplace, but it doesn’t always work out when big brands attempt innovation. Understanding failure is crucial since so many accounts of innovation focus on the successes and so are affected by survivorship bias.

Innovation 78

Innovation Google Apple Video 78

CB Insights

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

What Cerent’s technology did was help connect long-haul communications lines and the local telephone and data network. And as the number of internet hosts increased, according to a study by the Internet Systems Consortium, the need for efficient optical network technology did, too. To do that fully, UCWeb needed investment.

Lending 78

Lending Capital Company Google 78