VIDEO: Business Design Through an Open Method

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VIDEO: Business Design Through an Open Method

One of the most significant contributions by the Bluemix Garage Method is to help startups connect with IBM’s enterprise customers.

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VIDEO: Fintech Innovation Happens Through Cooperation

In order to meet the needs and expectations of a newer generation of customers, fintech companies, banks, and regulators have to collaborate closely.

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VIDEO: Why Women Leave Financial Advisors

A total of 70% of women change financial advisors after the death of their spouse or divorce.

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VIDEO: Legal Expertise Essential to Fintech Success

Pay close attention to financial regulation, otherwise your great product and team can’t approach the marketplace.

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VIDEO: New BMO Fund Tracks Female-Led Companies

Women in Leadership fund tracks companies with a female CEO and/or with women making up 25% of the board.

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VIDEO: No ‘Friend or Foe’ Mentality For Banks Soliciting Fintech Startups

Banks will actively work directly with fintech startups to deliver innovation for their customers.

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VIDEO: Share Your Startup’s IP with a Resource, Not a Rival

Partnerships between enterprise and startups can help tech ecosystems grow. One place where this kind of cooperation happens is IBM’s Bluemix Garage.

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VIDEO: Cognitive Technology Needs the Cloud

IBM’s Watson can digest and reason through information, and come up with solutions. This allows startups to offer their customers APIs like natural language processing without the obstacles that prevent easy, robust and responsive user experiences.

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VIDEO: Expertise and Mentorship Help Startups Exit the ‘Valley of Death’

Bridges are being built over what IBM Canada’s Pat Horgan refers to as the “Valley of Death” for startups trying to scale up. Initiatives like IBM’s Bluemix Garage – which provides technology support, shares growth experience, and offers mentorship – aims to foster scale up success in the long-run.

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VIDEO: IBM’s Watson Offers Cognitive Technology Out of the Box

Watch our recent interview with IBM’s Nevil Knupp, Vice President of Cloud, IBM Canada. He explains how the cognitive capabilities of IBM Watson can be a ‘call’ away for startups via IBM’s Bluemix platform. Apps developed on the platform can make requests from Watson, giving startups access to functions that analyze data streams or translate text into language that either a machine or another person can understand.

Uber Turns Passive Data Into Active Earnings

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