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Spring 2017
Inside the Spring 2017 Issue: In Pursuit of Growth in a Gig Economy Alliance leaders know that today’s labor force is experiencing fundamental, permanent change. Alliance members Laura Bergheim of Wordsmithie, Andy Berkenfield of Duncan Channon, Nathan Collins of SRI International, Ross Fernandes of Q Analysts, Glo Gordon of Cisco-Jasper,…
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Thermo Fisher Scientific Completes Acquisition of Finesse Solutions
WALTHAM, Mass.—(BUSINESS WIRE)—Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, completed its previously announced acquisition of Finesse Solutions, Inc., a leader in the development of scalable control automation systems and software for bioproduction. The business will be integrated into Thermo Fisher’s Life Sciences Solutions Segment. Terms…
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Geoffrey Moore
Geoffrey Moore is an author, speaker, and advisor who splits his consulting time between start-up companies in the Mohr Davidow portfolio and established high-tech enterprises, most recently including Salesforce, Microsoft, Intel, Box, Aruba, Cognizant, and Rackspace. Moore’s life’s work has focused on the market dynamics surrounding disruptive innovations. His first…
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WhiteHat Security Wins ‘Best Application Security’ Product In 2017 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards
SANTA CLARA, California—WhiteHat Security, the only application security provider that combines the best of technology and human intelligence, today announced that its SaaS platform, Whitehat Sentinel, won 'Best Application Security' product in the 2017 Cybersecurity Excellence Awards. WhiteHat Security was also a finalist for 'Best Cybersecurity Company' with 100-500 employees.…
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Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Kenandy with the 2017 Product Leadership Award
SANTA CLARA, Calif.—Based on its recent analysis of the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) market for small and mid-sized manufacturing, Frost & Sullivan recognized Kenandy Inc. with the 2017 North American Product Leadership Award. Kenandy Cloud ERP successfully addresses and anticipates the needs of small and mid-sized manufacturing companies and has…
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Kevin Surace
A veteran disruptive innovator, Kevin Surace, wowed Alliance CEOs during our February 3rd Alliance Regional meeting in Santa Clara by reviewing a short history of innovation and then making bold projections into the future. Kevin’s favorite book is Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We…
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In Pursuit of Growth in a Gig Economy
By Warren Lutz Once again, the Bay Area finds itself at the center of a cultural revolution. Only this time it’s not “flower power,” the PC or social media, but a revolution in the way we work. Welcome to today’s gig economy, the term ascribed to the 54 million Americans…
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Hanson Bridgett Managing Partner: “We Have to Try and Get Organized”
The 2016 presidential election and subsequent election of Donald Trump has shaken American politics and the business world. Yet, with so many new variables and issues up in the air, Andrew Giacomini isn’t worried about his business at all. Giacomini has been managing partner at Hanson Bridgett, one of the…
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Sight Machine Named to List of Top 100 Artificial Intelligence Startups
Congratulations to Sight Machine on being named to CB Insights’ “AI 100” List of the Top 100 Artificial Intelligence Startups Redefining Industries. Alliance member Jon Sobel is the CEO & Co-Founder Sight Machine. This list includes 100 of the most promising private companies applying artificial intelligence algorithms across industries, from…
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Jim Harrison Named One of the Most Powerful People in Residential Real Estate
Alliance member Jim Harrison was named to the Swanepoel POWER 200 (SP200), which includes the top 200 most powerful and influential leaders in residential real estate for 2016-2017. Jim Harrison was ranked 133rd and is a nationally recognized leader of one of the largest multiple listing services in northern California.…
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The Foundation of Trust and Transparency: Essential Executive and Internal Communications Topics
By Alliance Member Todd Johnson, President of Kollective Recently I spoke at a conference for internal communicators, attended mostly by people with Head of Communications or Head of Employee Engagement-type titles. They ranged from individual contributors to SVP levels. My talk focused on how to use video effectively to drive…
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Selling the Company? How Relaxing Control During the Sales Process Can Increase Value
RMC Water and Environment was founded in 1998 by three senior vice presidents from a large international consulting firm who wanted to focus on water issues in the Bay Area. The company grew to 125 people, all based in California, and developed a phenomenal company culture that embodied collaborative and…
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Caribou Biosciences Named to Inc. Magazine’s 2016 List of 9 Most Innovative Startups
Caribou Biosciences has been named to Inc. magazine's list of the 9 Most Innovative Startups of 2016. These startups were recognized for making huge advances in technology, and shook up the roads, the skies, and everything in between in 2016. Alliance member Rachel Haurwitz is the President and CEO of…
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Ryo Shima
Ryotaro Shima is the CEO of JetSynthesys Japan and has a deep understanding of both Western F2P mobile and Japanese social games. Previously, Ryo was the Japan country manager of Glu Mobile and also served as the COO of GREE International Entertainment as well as CEO of GREE UK in…
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Member Harmeet Bhatia Speaks: Don’t Just Report. Involve.
The Challenge: The case at hand was brought by the U.S. market director of a multinational company. He had received an ambitious mandate to double U.S. revenue over three years and was seeking advice. If you were in this situation, what would you do? If I were in your shoes,…
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Member Bryan O’Connell Speaks: In Hurricane Winds, Remember a Compass
The Challenge: The case at hand was brought by the CEO of a VC-backed startup. Dogged by the dual priorities of creating revenue and finding more investment dollars for the company, this CEO was relieved to have recently met a fundraiser who promised to bring in big investment dollars in…
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Melinda Garcia Receives 2016 Advocacy Award
OAKLAND, Calif.—The Western Regional Minority Supplier Development Council (WRMSDC), a local non-profit dedicated to promoting minority owned businesses, announced the winners of its 2016 Advocacy Awards on December 2, 2016 at The Blackhawk Automotive Museum in Danville. Present to celebrate the ten award winners were over 250 guests from major…
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Walter Moos Authors Book: Managing the Drug Discovery Process
Alliance member Walter Moos has authored a new book: Managing the Drug Discovery Process: How to Make It More Efficient and Cost-Effective. This book thoroughly examines the current state of pharmaceutical research and development by providing chemistry-based perspectives on biomedical research, drug hunting and innovation. The book also considers the…
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Mike Robbins
Mike Robbins used to play professional ball for the Kansas City Royals. Now, he coaches business professionals and gives high-impact talks, as he did to the Alliance of Chief Executives on Friday, November 18th at the San Ramon Valley Conference Center. Mike is quick to point out that sports and…
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Jon Sobel Discusses How Factories Are Becoming Smarter and More Productive
It is about harvesting as much data as possible from all the machines in factories, shipping it to the cloud, parsing it with artificial intelligence, and using the results to make those factories more productive, less costly to operate, and more reliable. The goal is to break data out of…
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Winter 2017
Inside the Winter 2017 Issue: Preparing for Tomorrow’s Customers Today Growing companies that hope to be industry leaders must be among the first to solve a pressing problem for customers. With a torrid rate of change and a plethora of competitors, long-term success requires constant reinvention. Yet seeing the future…
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Curt Carlson
Prior to founding the Practice of Innovation, Curt Carlson was President and CEO of SRI International. During Curt's 16-year tenure at SRI, its revenue more than tripled and SRI became a global model for the systematic creation of high-value innovations. Carlson is widely sought as a speaker and thought leader…
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Stan Schneider Re-engineers How Networked Devices Generate and Use Intelligence
Stan Schneider is the CEO of RTI, or Real-Time Innovations, and has led the development of “fog” technologies for a diverse range of industries. Beyond his passion for improving industrial systems, however, Schneider has a wealth of insights from his unusual experiences growing up in Michigan during a time of…
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BioTech Nation Radio with Bill Newell
NPR and BioTech Nation interviewed Alliance member Bill Newell, CEO of Sutro Biopharma to learn more about the next generation of cancer therapeutics. Click here to listen to the conversation as Bill describes Sutro’s discovery and development efforts combining targeted warheads and ADC’s in ground-breaking efforts.
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Susan Molineaux Uses Unique Skillset to Guide Calithera Biosciences
Yes, Susan Molineaux has a Ph.D. in molecular biology. It’s also true that she kickstarted her career in drug development by climbing the research ladder at Merck. Though the daughter of an electrical engineer on Long Island has always felt at home in the lab, she actually cites her non-scientific…
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2 Alliance Members on 2016 List of the “40 Hottest Emerging Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy”
In Florida, Reverdia took the #1 spot in the 2016 “40 Hottest Emerging Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy” rankings, published today in The Digest and Nuu, the world’s most widely-read advanced bioeconomy dailies. Last year, Reverdia ranked #12. Gingko BioWorks (#2), Rennovia (#3), Leaf Resources (#4), Mango Materials (#5), Calysta…
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Manuel Gonzalez at FoodBytes! by Rabobank
“Hold on a minute, I need to get my mojo ready” Manuel Gonzalez steps behind a black curtain and fiddles with his microphone as he prepares to make his entrance on stage at FoodBytes! Boulder. As founder of the FoodBytes! event, he is clearly in his milieu, comfortable and confident.…
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Caribou Biosciences Named to the List of Hottest Emerging Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy
Congratulations to Rachel Haurwitz and Caribou Biosciences on being named to the 2016-2017 list of the 40 Hottest Emerging Companies in the Advanced Bioeconomy.
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Alliance Voices
On Friday, November 4th at the Hyatt Regency Santa Clara, South Bay Alliance members were treated to hard-earned insights from a group of six CEOs. Each presenter distilled years of learning into a compact lesson that those attending could take in over coffee and breakfast. This presentation was part of…
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Preparing for Tomorrow’s Customers Today
By Warren Lutz Growing companies that hope to be industry leaders must be among the first to solve a pressing problem for customers. With a torrid rate of change and a plethora of competitors, long-term success requires constant reinvention. Yet seeing the future is quite hard. Barb Paldus’ company, Finesse…
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