What do solar energy and personal communications have in common? While energy and communications seem unrelated industries, they have significant similarities if one considers the role of business model innovation as a precursor to success in bringing new intellectual property to market. Take, for example, two companies: SolarCity Corporation (Nasdaq: SCTY), a solar panel installation […]

When Big Iron Meets Big Data: Unlocking Value Creation Opportunities in the Internet of Things – Industry Report
| Posted in Blog | No commentThe physical world is becoming an information system, where connected objects and devices can both sense the environment and communicate data. The global enthusiasm surrounding the ecosystem known as the ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) has positioned data as one of the most valuable intangible assets that a company can own and monetise. According to IDC, […]
Unlocking Value Creation Opportunities in the Internet of Things (IoT)
| Posted in Blog | No commentThe global enthusiasm surrounding the ecosystem known as the ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) has positioned data as one of the most valuable assets that a company can own and monetize. According to IDC, the worldwide market for IoT applications (intelligent and embedded systems, connectivity and security services, infrastructure services and platforms) reached $1.9 trillion last […]

Revisiting Patent Valuation: Lessons Learned from Toilets, Singularity and the Triple Bottom Line – Industry Report
| Posted in Blog | No commentThe Singularity University in Silicon Valley has an ambitious mission when it comes to educating its international, diversified student base: the 10^9 challenge, which involves developing ideas that improve the lives of at least one billion people over the next 10 years. In the eyes of visionary founders Ray Kurzweil and Peter Diamandis, these large-scale, […]