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Was having a fascinating conversation with Prakash Raman about how great leaders can both zoom in and zoom out… but there’s a sequence. They zoom in to deeply understand what’s going on in the business. They get “close to the metal.” They zoom out to make sense of it all and figure out what matters most. And then they zoom back in selectively to turn that synthesized insight into practical action that can be applied. The difference between people that are great leaders and just those that sound great meetings is often the last step. Can you turn your deep insight into something that can be pragmatically implemented. That’s the trick, probably the hardest part, and where many very intelligent people plateau in their leadership journey. #ThinkAboutIt

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Devang Mehta Luv Gupta Abhigyan Raj Russell Johnson Amrita Agrawal 🚀 Forescribe is proud to unveil its seamless integration with Slack, designed to elevate your digital infrastructure management! 🌟 Get ready for real-time insights delivered straight to your Slack workspace. With Forescribe's alerts, you'll never miss a beat: 🔍 Uncover hidden apps and boost security with our Shadow App detection. ⏳ Streamline reviews and approvals with actionable alerts. 🌟 Discover your top-performing tools, for enhanced productivity. 💸 Monitor spending trends and optimize your budget effortlessly. 🕵️‍♂️ Assign App Owners and maintain accountability seamlessly. 🎉 Celebrate milestones and optimize resources with our intuitive AI-powered alerts. Let's optimize together with Forescribe and Slack! 🚀

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🎙️Tune in! Ankur Sinha, Domino's Head of Partner Solutions & GTM, was recently featured on the Ecosystem Aces podcast series. In this insightful conversation with Chip Rogers, Chief Partner Officer at Workspan, Ankur shared how Domino is leading the way in enterprise AI solutions by: 🔶 Seamlessly integrating with hyperscalers like Amazon Web Services (AWS) and tech pioneers such as NVIDIA to deliver state-of-the-art ML Ops. 🔶 Building powerful new alliances with data giants like Snowflake and Palantir Technologies, enhancing the data science capabilities available on the Domino platform. 🔶Focusing strategically on vertical solutions—ranging from clinical development to the public sector—to leverage industry expertise and drive product innovation and customer success. Catch the full conversation to learn more about Domino’s ecosystem-driven approach to transforming AI deployments and unlocking value through collaboration. #AI #MachineLearning #Partnerships #DominoDataLab #WorkSpan #EnterpriseAI #MLOps #EcosystemAces https://gag.gl/z4rgeY

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Do I have to return the Porsche? If you believe the hype, AI is poised to eventually replace humans in the future. But one only needs to look at the present to see AI's impact today: shrinking salaries. None are feeling it more than tech workers in the Bay Area, once the epicenter of high six-figure salaries and perks galore. Tech workers have seen it all. After more than a decade of being wooed by companies big and small, the tech workforce has been treated like yesterday's newspaper (ask publishing companies for context as needed). From Google and Meta to high valuation startups and mom-and-pop companies, widespread layoffs have become the norm. Not surprisingly, tech pay dropped an average of 12.1 percent in 2023, from $207,000 to $182,000. For tech workers in the Bay Area who received the highest average tech pay of any American metro, the decline is even more significant with the largest year-over-year drop at 15.25 percent. Even-Steven is an unwelcome guest. Not surprisingly, women are negatively impacted the worse. Women, whose compensation grew faster than men’s from 2019 to 2022, saw a sharper fall-off last year. Call it a reckoning, but that's one step forward and two giant steps back. The great reshuffling is breeding the next great resignation. While companies cut salaries and staff, that may wind up coming back to haunt them. One study found more than a quarter of workers plan to switch jobs because they feel overworked and underpaid. More importantly, the lack of upskilling and professional development are increasingly contributing to quiet quitting. The salary rollback may only be temporary. While company staffing remains lean, that's also increasing stress and anxiety for workers. AI or not, something has to give. For employers believing that AI will solve those problems, keep in mind that it will be years before AI even begins to approach its promise. In the meantime, you're still going to need humans to keep the lights on for your business and AI in line https://lnkd.in/gXy33gjg #workforce #salary #talent #hiring #artificialintelligence #employees #siliconvalley #humanresources

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Usage based pricing could be the key you need to improve your Net Revenue Retention. Join Saurabh Agrawal from Zenskar and Steven Forth from Ibbaka for an in depth conversation on how to execute on this strategy. https://lnkd.in/gwy7g35x #pricing #SaaS #usagebasedpricing #NRR #NDR #SaaSgrowth #SaaSmarketing

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It's official! 🌟 Beyond thrilled to be recognized as a Market Leader in Everest Group's 2024 Provider PEAK Matrix® Assessment for setting up Global Capability Centers. This recognition underscores the tremendous impact ANSR has created in transforming the future of work and the incredible trust and validation we receive from our customers every single day. 🔥 135+ Global Centers ✔️ 120,000+ professionals hired into GCC's (~500k+ jobs created!) 🗝️ 11M Sq Ft of workspace managed 🌎 $2B+ investments generated The Global Capability Centers market represents a transformative $100B opportunity, where industry leaders are establishing fully-owned innovation hubs to harness elite talent, accelerate breakthrough innovation, and build core capabilities in AI, product engineering, and advanced analytics. Global Capability Centers represent a transformative $100B market opportunity with the world's best businesses using in-house, fully-owned hubs to access top elite talent, accelerate breakthrough innovation, and build core capabilities in AI, product engineering, and advanced analytics. Honored to share space as leaders in this industry with our partners and investors Accenture. Together we are excited to pioneer a new era of "best sourcing" - hybrid operating models for businesses to build in-house centers while leveraging expert consulting services to maximize enterprise value. A big shoutout to the entire ANSR, Talent500 and 1Wrk teams – your passion and dedication make all of this possible! Here’s to even greater milestones as we continue to build and innovate together. 🚀   #GlobalTeams #Growth #Innovation #Leadership Lalit Charlene Smitha Neil Avneet Ajay Sriram Vinay Monica Ateet Vivek Sandeep Shekhar Rohit Paul Vinay

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Launching Ascend Asia Consulting Unlocking Growth, Unleashing Potential After 39 enriching years in the technology sector, I am thrilled to announce my latest venture—Ascend Asia Consulting. This is a culminating moment as I step out of the corporate world to start a journey that leverages my decades of experience in technology industry.   Ascend Asia Consulting is dedicated to providing bespoke advisory and consulting services. We specialize in business strategy and growth for technology products and services companies aiming to expand in the Asia Pacific market. Our Mission: At Ascend Asia Consulting, our mission is clear: to empower companies with the insights and strategies needed to navigate Southeast Asia's complex business environment successfully. With deep industry knowledge and extensive network connections, we are dedicated to providing strategic business advisory services tailored to each client's unique needs, and help navigate the complexities of unique Asian market to seize unparalleled opportunities for growth. Looking forward to partnering with dynamic organizations and contributing to incredible success stories. https://lnkd.in/gX5K4jqv #BusinessStrategy #TechConsulting #AsiaPacific #MarketExpansion #Entrepreneurship #Technology #NewBeginnings  

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In his latest Forbes feature, Pratik Bhadra shares the trends shaping the North American retail landscape. A few nuggets: -Brands will prioritize owned channels over paid media because of rising Customer Acquisition Costs (CAC). -Retailers must focus on making their channels shoppable via technologies such as Inbox Commerce. -Generative AI will automate repetitive tasks, enhance shopper segmentation, create content, and personalize experiences. Read the full article here: https://lnkd.in/gxzMFE6d #EmailMarketing #Ecommerce #Retail #InboxCommerce #GenAI #ZeroPartyData #MarketingAutomation #Netcore #Forbes #ForbesTechCouncil

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Thank you Chip Rodgers for having me on #EcosystemAces #Podcast. It was a great experience and a great conversation about #Partnerships and building global #Partnerships #ecosystem within #EnterpriseAI space. Looking forward to collaborating on more such opportunities! #EnterpriseAI #AI #MachineLearning #DominoDataLab #WorkSpan #MLOps #ResponsibleAI

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For Sandeep Aujla, the last mile to the CFO office at Intuit was also one of the most dynamic. In search of career insight - I have asked quite a few leaders the question: "Why did you stay?" However, few leaders have ever delivered as convincing and full-throated a reply as CFO Aujla. Listen to Episode #1016 CFO THOUGHT LEADER #leadership #finance #CFOs

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🎙️ Introducing The Great Indian Points And Miles Show! ✈️ For years, I’ve been obsessed with uncovering ways to make travel more rewarding—combining my love for the good life, exploring new cultures, and geeking out over points and miles. Today, I’m thrilled to share my passion with all of you in the form of The Great Indian Points and Miles Show, a podcast dedicated to unlocking the art of affordable luxury travel. 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐚𝐦 𝐈 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐨𝐝𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐭? Because I believe everyone deserves to experience the magic of travel—flying in comfort, staying in world-class hotels, and making memories that last a lifetime—without draining their bank accounts. This show is about empowering you to make your travel dreams a reality, one point and one mile at a time. 🎉 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐄𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞: 𝐀 𝐁𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫’𝐬 𝐆𝐮𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐉𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐔𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬 I couldn’t have asked for better guests to kick things off. Joining me are two absolute legends in the points and miles world: ✨ Dhimant Negandhi – Vice President at Swiggy and a pro at finding sweet redemption spots. ✨ Niranjan Udayakumar – A seasoned traveler with a knack for flying premium cabins and creating epic family vacations. This episode is a goldmine of tips, from scoring free flights with miles to staying at iconic properties like Swissôtel Namba and Pullman Tokyo Tamachi. We laugh, geek out, and share practical advice that can help even a beginner turn a dream trip into reality. 📢 𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐩𝐢𝐬𝐨𝐝𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐨 𝐟𝐮𝐧: 1⃣ Real stories of how Dhimant and Niranjan funded their Japan trips entirely on points and miles. 2⃣ Actionable hacks for earning and redeeming rewards—no jargon, no fluff. 3⃣ A deep dive into why Japan is one of the best destinations to visit on a budget! 🎧 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞? Listen to the full episode now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or your favorite podcast platform. Follow The Great Indian Points and Miles Show to stay updated on future episodes and tips that’ll change the way you travel forever! Click the link, tune in, and let the journey begin! 🚀 https://lnkd.in/gvpzP8rY Let me know what you think, share your favorite takeaways, and don’t forget to subscribe. Here’s to making the world your playground—one mile at a time! 🌍

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Enjoyed my panel at #CCE2024 with old SAP/Goog friend Chirag Mehta and new SFDC friend Shan Appajodu on enterprise AI product landscape. Here are my main take aways 1️⃣ Productivity boost of AI on “jobs to be done” is real, regardless of whether you believe Google's claim of 25% of code AI generated. Its true across all functions and companies of all sizes. We see it at Pindrop and see it among our largest banking customers 👍 2️⃣ The pace at which enterprise tech has responded is faster than all previous tech transitions - cloud, mobile, analytics - i have witnessed in my 25 year career 🚀. Does that mean the industry is over investing. Hard to tell just like its hard to time stock markets. 3️⃣ The deluge of new AI assistants/bots/agents/co-pilots is overwhelming the enterprise. Most still need to do the hard work to achieve product market fit 😓 4️⃣ I am no astrologer, but its obvious to most that more new cool AI apps will be built. At the same time, there is going to be rationalization of AI assistants/agents and possibly several apps in the current stack 😞 5️⃣ Gen AI is breaking all trust in communication. Synthetic audio has crossed the uncanny valley, Video will soon do so too. Companies need to protect their RTC stack against deepfake. Come talk to Pindrop .. not-sorry for the shameless plug 😀 Great event R "Ray" Wang and Constellation Research, Inc. Loved the informal, insightful, content-heavy vibe. Great catching up with old friends - Aiaz Kazi , Jean English

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V2MOM, SMART, LRP. PCT. Behind those acronyms are actionable concepts that helped Manu Gurudatha, Engineering Leader at PagerDuty skyrocket engineering productivity. And he shared his exact process in an in-depth article where you’ll learn: ◾ How to implement V2MOM (Vision, Values, Methods, Obstacles, Measures) and plan better. ◾ Why setting SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound) goals can bring you clarity and success in eng projects. ◾ Tips for effective Long-Range Planning (LRP) that aligns daily operations with your long-term business goals. ◾ How to reduce Process Cycle Time (PCT) to accelerate project delivery. Click on the link below to go from slipping to shipping, with real life examples at PagerDuty 👇 🔗 https://lnkd.in/eHUAc6qJ

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Takeaways from Andreessen Horowitz on how AI will transform sales: 🫱🏻‍🫲🏽 Sales, marketing, and customer success will blend together where customer context is the source of truth. 🌊 Fluid GTM strategies that are customized based on what's best for the customer - be they enterprise, SMB, or developer-first. 💲 Per seat pricing → outcome-based pricing 

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“Only thing that's on my mind Is who's gon' run this town tonight” 🎤 “Run This Town” by Jay-Z As you may have seen last week, we announced a partnership between Gainsight and the legendary software company SAP. Yes, we are fired up! 😀 In our India Cohesion employee event, also last week, we invited Thorsten Thee, SAP’s SVP and Head of Global Post Sales Processes to join us. Given that it’s a 9 hour flight from Frankfurt, Germany to Hyderabad, we were grateful that Thorsten made the trip. Beyond sharing his backstory (professional soccer player and avid ballroom dancer!), Thorsten described how SAP thinks about #CustomerSuccess and what we need to do together as they roll out Gainsight internally. Some takeaways for me: ☁️ Cloud Transformation: SAP - between acquisitions like Concur, Signavio, LeanIX and others, and organic products like Grow and Sales Cloud - is making the transition to SaaS rapidly. Given that SAP runs the vast majority of the world’s economy, they’ve put a lot of thought into their cloud strategy. And CS is a big part of it. 🤝 Customer Engagement: I love how SAP thinks about Customer Engagement - not just Customer Success. Customer Engagement is the end-to-end customer journey and CS is the post-sales part of it. 💲 Value Selling: SAP pioneered the “Value Selling” concept. And they see the linkage between CS and Value Selling - a trend I’m witnessing across the market. 💻 Digital: SAP has 400K customers! There is no way to touch all of them without a Digital-First mindset. ❤️Human-First Success: We asked Thorsten what success looks like in using Gainsight. He said the key factor is that the team uses Gainsight and finds it to be helpful to their jobs 👏🏽. Big thanks to Thorsten for visiting us - you definitely ran the town of Hyderabad for a few days! 

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🎙️Tune in to the latest episode of 'The Optimize Show,' where we're diving deep with Josh Rappoport, VP of Finance at Acumatica, and Anand Maniktala, discussing Cross-Functional Collaboration in Finance. Get ready to explore the pivotal role of fostering collaboration between finance and other departments. From unpacking the essentials of cross-functional collaboration to its substantial impact on organizational performance, this episode is bursting with actionable insights. 🎧 Listen to the full episode now: https://lnkd.in/gFm_sXd8

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So, it's back to work after a 10 day road trip taking in HPE Discover and then a trip to Monterey and to the Hyatt where NonStop TBC24 will be held. There's no denying how majestic the keynote session proved to be as we watched it all unfold in the Sphere - chalk up a win to the HPE marketing / event team. Well done. As for Monterey then all I can say at this time is the venue looks to be a good one and I suspect it might be a challenge for some members of the NonStop community to find the time and the resources to make the trip to Monterey in September a reality but rest assured, the venue will not disappoint. The highlight will be celebrating NonStop / Tandem Computers 50th anniversary - a party that will be held in the Monterey Aquarium. If you haven't visited the aquarium then you will be in for a treat. Part of the trip to the Hyatt was to walk through the conference center and to confirm our reservations for the Spyglass Suite - perfect for late night networking and yes, continuation of conversations begun elsewhere. It will be open all evenings so stay tuned to read more about timings. Finally, when you consider the miles Margo and I have racked up of late - the swing through Florida and into Texas for N2TUG, then a short 48 hour visit to London for BITUG BIG SIG and then just one day to repack for the drive to Las Vegas and then on to Monterey, then you will get the idea of just how committed we both are to the success of NonStop communities everywhere. What's next? Then think AI everywhere ... cant wait to see how the NonStop vendor community integrates AI into their product roadmaps. Can you? And to make this all happen I have to thank our clients without whose support none of this could have become a reality. Make sure you look for the upcoming issue in The Connection (July - August 2024) to get more info on what we have observed this quarter.

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