Nadav Kidron serves as Chief Executive Officer of Oramed Pharmaceuticals, which he co-founded in 2006. Their orally-taken insulin is game-changing technology that could revolutionize the way millions people with diabetes administer their medication. Kidron has led everything from establishing the company, to seeking capital, to recruiting top talent from the business, financial, technical and strategic spheres. […]
Watching two heavyweights in the Canadian startup sector wage war in the media should not go unnoticed, as there are major implications for the sector in general, especially in a newly uncertain and volatile provincial political environment. On one side is a MaRS-led contingent that is startup-focused, largely apolitical, (despite promoting a we’re- not-Trump-based new […]
Do we peak at the same time? Or do we each have our own rhythms? There’s been a lot of attention recently about how 4am is now the most productive hour of the day for lots of CEOs. Research shows that we actually complete the most tasks around 11am (adjusted for different time zones). Why […]
I remember having lunch several years ago with a senior marketing executive from a very large enterprise software company that would be completely unknown to the average person. This was not a hiring meeting, but we got talking about other companies and I dropped the name of another large firm, which was one of my […]
A team’s major efforts into developing a new go-to-market strategy seems almost pointless as news comes from above that the company is about to be scooped up in an MBA. The launch of a game-changing new product is overshadowed by a sudden slump in the economy. An eruption of negative social media comments over a […]
The rise of today’s fastest-growing global brands would have seemed improbable, perhaps even impossible, to anyone following the Fortune 500 just 15 years ago. Virtually overnight, Facebook and Amazon invaded and conquered established industries with a small fraction of the resources once deemed essential for survival. What’s the secret to their success? The answer lies […]
Roope Heinilä is the Co-Founder and CEO of Smarp, an employee communication SaaS provider based in Helsinki, Finland. Smarp’s core business is in enabling organizations to harness the power of their workforce on social media. The company’s products and services allow its clients to leverage the collective power of their team members’ personal networks for […]
By now the experience Tim Kobe brought to life is familiar to anyone who has visited a major mall in search of a Mac or iPhone: the long tables with devices set up like artworks in an exhibit, the walls framed with screens and a long counter at the back with “Geniuses” ready to help. […]
As a B2B owner, it’s likely that you rarely stop working. Even when you are at the gym, in the shower or watching your kids’ softball game, you are probably thinking about work. Heck! That’s probably where you get some of your best ideas! Yes, it’s summer, and that means you are supposed to relax. […]
There’s no shortage of excellent B2B sales tips out there. Here are a few I believe in: Listen more than you talk. Empathize – put yourself in their shoes (this one is very near and dear to me — it’s what I named my business). Stop pushing. Start helping. Sell benefits …. not features – […]
Malcolm Gladwell may not understand the finer points of enterprise information management and other areas in which a company like Open Text specializes, but he’s spent enough time studying economics and history to offer some advice on how business leaders could make smart choices in what he called the “turmoil of the digital age.” Speaking […]
Dr. Ivan Misner is the Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of BNI, the world’s largest business networking organization. Founded in 1985, it now has over 8,400 chapters around the world. Last year, BNI generated 9.1 million referrals resulting in $13.1 billion in closed business for its members. Called the “Father of Modern Networking” by CNN, […]
I have totally been lying to everyone for months. Ever since I started using a meditation app, Insight Timer, back in February my sessions have been immediately broadcast on my Twitter account afterwords. When friends and business acquaintances bring it up I’ve been feigning ignorance, acting almost embarrassed that I haven’t turned that feature in […]
American tech entrepreneur, advisor and angel investor, Marc Randolph found his big success as co-founder and first CEO of Netflix. Initially a mail-out DVD service, in recent years it has become a streaming on-demand service, with some 125 million subscribers in about 90 countries. It currently employs about 5,000. It was Randolph who not only […]
If people like Aristotle, William Wordsworth, Charles Dickens, Henry David Thoreau got some of their best ideas while walking, why wouldn’t a CEO, CMO or sales exec? While Curiosity Inc. has already been working with individuals to test out the “Street Wisdom” approach to tackling difficult questions, its official launch on Friday could also offer […]
It was not the feedback the team of innovators at Bloomberg may have wanted to hear, but according to Jessica Hatch, it was what they needed to hear. As the COO of Bloomberg’s Sell Side Trading division told the TakeOver innovation conference in Toronto on Monday, the team was presenting a few offering — something even […]
Bob Burg regularly fills auditoriums for his talks, and has shared the stage with thought leaders, Olympic athletes and a former U.S. president. For years he was known for his book Endless Referrals, but recently it’s his business parable The Go-Giver (coauthored with John David Mann) that has garnered him much acclaim, and sold more […]
While the majority of organizations may pursue innovation by having teams brainstorm in windowless conference centers and boardrooms, Curiosity Inc. is bringing a form of facilitated workshops called Street Wisdom from its roots in the U.K. to organizations across North America. Curiosity Inc. will officially launch Street Wisdom through what it calls a “taster” session […]
When she joined software giant SAP as its marketing leader about nine months ago, Alicia Tillman did something she said most CMOs don’t often to: look backwards instead of forwards. Speaking at the company’s annual user conference, Sapphire Now, Tillman said she wanted to figure out her strategy by looking at the original purpose behind […]
Almost as soon as I lost my job as Editor-in-Chief of Marketing magazine, I knew exactly what I wanted to do — launch a brand-new publication that captured the emerging trend of influencer marketing. In the consumer space, influencers were quickly becoming an alternative to traditional marketing investments in TV spots, banner ads and out-of-home […]
