The evolution of apps: from reactive to pre-emptive
Last week I wrote about how the next wave of enterprise apps will stand out in two ways: they’ll be smart and make experiences as effortless as possible for the end user. As machine learning and predictive modelling become more of a mainstream reality, apps will shift from being reactive “sense and respond” to more […]
The next wave of enterprise apps: Effortless and smart
We’ve all talked about the consumerization of enterprise apps for several years. Yet while it’s been a popular trend, there still aren’t many enterprise apps out there that can rival the user experience of the best consumer ones. Most enterprise apps are still plagued with clunky, form-driven interfaces; require too much data entry from the […]
Our (refocused) investment thesis
Over the years, we have invested in almost every category out there: from ad tech and content, to gaming, hardware, marketplaces, e-commerce, and SaaS. We’re constantly revisiting the types of businesses we should be investing in and refining our investment thesis driven by three key questions: Which markets/business types do we understand the best? Where can […]
Data, not algorithms, is key to machine learning success
There has been an explosion in machine learning activity, and Shivon Zilis recently mapped out the current machine intelligence ecosystem as we enter 2016. This is one of the key areas that we’ll be following this year. While the opportunities here are tremendous, the exuberance surrounding machine learning distracts startups from a key hurdle: it’s […]
The Big Opportunity for Bots in Messaging
Messaging platforms are gaining more and more mindshare. Michael Wolf’s deck on the Future of Tech and Media shows that messaging will soon blow past social media as the dominant media activity and will add 1 billion new users by 2018. Given these numbers, the opportunities for messaging platforms are getting very interesting – particularly […]