by Robert Solomon | Jan 16, 2014 | Automobile, B2B Software, Consolidating Competition, Education, Foodservice, Public Sector
In my last post, I promised a deeper dive into four of my favorite Industry Dominators–companies that have chosen to expand across an entire business process (usually source to settle) within one industry, or portion of an industry. Even though they are in...
by Robert Solomon | Jan 14, 2014 | Automobile, B2B Software, Consolidating Competition, Ecosystem, Education, Vertical Cloud
My last post covered one of at least two ways Industry Cloud providers can grow large enough to attract the attention of PE firms and the public markets: Serial Verticalization. As the name implies, this means perfecting one portion of the...
by Robert Solomon | Aug 11, 2011 | Education, Healthcare, Insurance, Logistics, Property Management, Travel, Uncategorised
I had intended the next blog post to be about the typical services that Industry Clouds offer to their communities–after all–I’m still just introducing the idea of an Industry Cloud. But the recent (and continuing?) drop in stock market prices...
by Robert Solomon | Jul 6, 2011 | CPG/Retail, Education, Foodservice, Healthcare, Industries, Insurance, Logistics, Property Management, Travel
An “Industry Cloud” (IC) or “Industry Operating System” (IOPS) is a SaaS, multi-tenant platform that connects buyers, suppliers and intermediaries within an industry and delivers them valuable web-based services. Successful Industry Clouds...
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