LJ: Since some of our readers may not be familiar with Trident Capital, would you give us an overview of the firm?
MB: Trident Capital is a leading venture capital and venture growth firm that invests in companies that are solving big problems of our time through technology and innovation. We invest across multiple stages, from early startup to growth buyouts, in the Software, Internet and Technology-Enabled Services sectors. Continue reading
written by Boris Groysberg and Michael Slind
Uncertainty — market uncertainty, regulatory uncertainty — can adversely affect the success and growth of a company. But there’s another kind of uncertainty that takes a big toll on performance: the lack of certainty that exists within a company. Continue reading
Bill Gerber, Co-Founder of AccountingDepartment.com has worked in the Financial Field for more than 16 years, bringing a wide range of expertise in technology, business consulting, bookkeeping and corporate tax. Mr. Gerber is responsible for setting the innovative company-wide strategies and building its overall business using state-of-the-art technology for the accounting industry. He oversees the sales, marketing, quality assurance and successful delivery of Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) accounting & bookkeeping services to clients. With his assistance, AccountingDepartment.com has become the nation’s leader in Virtual Accounting Services, winning the CPA Technology Advisor Award and the Forbes Award.
Written by Robert Liley. He is a Principal in The Signal Group, a Vancouver-based management consulting firm. Over the years, he has counseled several successful CIOs, as well as having been one himself. For more on this subject, or to purchase a copy of his guide ‘The CIO’s Executive Handbook’ please visit his web site at www.theciohandbook.com.
The role of the CIO is rapidly changing. Are you ready to meet the increasing demands of this new role? Before you answer this question, we need to first understand the nature of this evolution and the factors that are driving it. In my view, it’s being driven by a significant change in expectations on the part of the CEO and the rest of the Executive Team with respect to the CIO. This has been stimulated by the role that information technology is now beginning to play in enabling fundamental business operations and creating competitive advantage, something that has only recently begun to appear on the radar screens of many executives. And this, in turn, is being fueled by the continuing rapid advances in information technology which make possible so many of the changes that are impacting the way that societies and organizations work, essentially across the world. Just ask the Tunisians or the Egyptians about the impact these new technologies can have. The problem, of course, is that many CIOs are not yet prepared to meet the emerging expectations, even if they understood them. Why is this? Continue reading
Interviewed by Larry Janis, Managing Partner, Integrated Search Solutions Group, LLC
LJ: What are the most important values that a law firm brings to the process of outsourcing? Is it different from the buy side versus the sell side?
AS: I represent both buyers and providers in the outsourcing market and believe my value as legal counsel is identical in both situations. My responsibility to all of my clients is to assist them through the process of creating an equitable and reliable contract that ensures they receive the economic benefits and service requirements that drive their business case, wrapped with an appropriate allocation of risk and predictable exit strategy that allows both parties to manage the benefits, costs, and inevitable change during the course of the commercial relationship. Continue reading
