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Silicon Foundry and Kearney Introduce ‘The Collective // Supply Chain’ to Identify Trends and Solutions for Future-Proof Supply Chains

The immersive program will provide supply chain professionals with frontline insights, targeted connectivity, and actionable opportunities, enabling them to make strategic decisions that strengthen and accelerate their supply chain initiatives. SAN FRANCISCO, CA, SEPTEMBER 19, 2024 — Silicon Foundry, a Kearney-owned innovation advisory firm, today announced the launch of The Collective // Supply Chain, a year-long, membership-based program providing supply chain

Meet the Team: Melvin Lai, Our New Analyst

Melvin Lai is a San Franciscan Bay Area native and joined Silicon Foundry in March 2022 as an analyst. Previously, he worked at PwC in

Into the Metaverse: What it Means for Your Business

What are your plans for the metaverse? This is a guide from an inspiring and recent video session organized by SC Ventures.

Why Sustainable Finance Matters and How to Overcome the Challenges of ESG Funding

The international crisis is pushing companies and investors to address Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) issues with a greater sense of urgency. In this article, we address why and how financial sustainability and ESG fund matter.

5 Innovation Trends in the Construction Industry

The construction industry is often known as a tech lagger but recently, there has been increased attention to this vertical by the Venture Capital community.

Insights and learnings from SXSW 2022

Events are back! Two weeks ago, I attended my first ever South by Southwest (SXSW) – an annual event in Austin featuring a series of

What does the future hold for EV charging infrastructure?

Gas prices are spiking, EV waitlists are overflowing, and customers’ frustrations over transportation are climbing. EV can solve many of today’s issues around transportation, but there are still infrastructure hurdles to overcome.

How Hyperlogistics Could Revolutionize the Way We Move Goods

Hyperlogistics is an emerging industry that moves goods via a network of underground tubes. We spoke to Ben James, cofounder and CEO of hyperlogistics company Tubular Network, about how hyperlogistics offers a faster, cheaper, and automated way to get products where they need to go.

Four Observations from an Unusual CES 2022

The omicron variant made this year’s CES a little different than usual, but it didn’t stop Silicon Foundry Analyst Eli Promisel from meeting interesting startups and forging meaningful connections. Check out his insights from the conference.

Getting Close to Customers: Why Proximity Plays Are On the Rise

Companies are working to get their goods and service closer to customers, but there aren’t that many last mile spaces available. Proximity-as-a-Service businesses can solve that—and they have the potential to revolutionize the way we consume at the neighborhood and household level.

Gorillas Can Dance: Shameen Prashantham on Corporate-Startup Partnerships

Differences in scale and pacing can make corporate-startup partnerships challenging. Professor Shameen Prashantham, author of Gorillas Can Dance, explains how corporations and startups can overcome their differences and work together effectively.

Now launching The Collectives: An executive brain trust and year-long immersive membership program. Kicking off with The Collective // Supply Chain. Click here to learn more>