We want this industry to thrive. We are fixing what is broken and have created the path to a bright and successful future. 💥 And it starts with a POP! 💥 From the #MBAAnnual25 Tech Demo stage, see Julian Hebron of The Basis Point®, Jeff Benjamin, and Laurie Krause briefly discuss the origins of our Production Optimization Platform. Plenty more to come. If you're interested in learning more about what our POP can do for you, reach out to us at https://hubs.li/Q03STyJ90

🌌 The biggest startup breakthroughs often come from the widest gaps. In Part 2 of his series, my partner Sze Wong shares how the most powerful startup ideas happen when two “universes” — like old industries and new AI tools — collide. That’s exactly where Freedom Startups thrive: at the intersection of domain expertise and AI innovation. Sze and I are always exploring these intersections — if you’re a domain expert curious about turning your industry insights into a Freedom Startup, reach out. 🚀 Read here: https://lnkd.in/dKJ5tKZb #FreedomStartups #AngelInvesting #AI #SaaS #VentureStudio #Innovation #B2B

We just wrapped an inspiring few days at Tough Tech Week, hosted by The Engine. This annual gathering reaffirmed why building hard technologies is both a marathon and a masterclass in storytelling, strategy, and grit.    A few takeaways:    - Great investors offer more than capital.    We believe the best ones bring pattern recognition, strategic clarity, and deep domain expertise. They’ve seen the movie before—and their guidance can help you skip the slow scenes and dodge the plot twists that stall progress.     -Early-stage founders: get good at grants.    Non-dilutive funding is a lifeline in tough tech. Writing clear, compelling, and fundable grant applications is a skill—and one that can unlock critical early momentum.     - Storytelling is your superpower. Storytelling is what sets humans apart. In biotech, the better molecule often wins. But in other sectors, it’s rarely the best tech that triumphs—it’s the team that executes, scales, and tells the most compelling story. If people don’t understand your vision, they likely won’t remember it. And if they don’t remember it, they won’t fund it, join it, or champion it.    Thanks to The Engine for convening such a thoughtful community.    Tough tech is hard, but it’s also where the future gets built.    #ToughTechWeek #DeepTech #Founders #Storytelling #TheEngine #BostonTech #HardTech #Innovation #BuiltInLabs

At Fuuz, our partner #ecosystem isn’t just a business strategy—it’s how we build better industrial operations software. Our partners live in the trenches. They manage the domain expertise, solve the complex #problems, and depend on our platform for their livelihood. That creates something powerful: a genuine feedback loop. Unlike end users who interact with our tools occasionally, partners use Fuuz day in and day out. Their feedback isn’t theoretical—it’s critical, honest, and rooted in real-world operational challenges. When they tell us what’s working and what’s not, they’re not just improving our product. They’re investing in their own future, their sustainability, and their competitive edge. That shared stake changes everything. It transforms feedback from noise into signal, and partnerships from transactions into collaborations. Building in isolation is easy. Building with partners who depend on you? That’s where real innovation happens. #digitaltransformation #partnersarepartners

Struggling with tech stack balance? Here's the sweet spot: 50-70% legacy for rock-solid stability, 20-30% current tools for efficiency wins, and 10-20% emerging tech for innovation edge. Assess, phase in via APIs, and iterate! What's your mix? #TechStrategy #InnovationBalance

Big ideas don’t matter if they don’t solve real problems. Brad Husick, founder of Helix Earth, talks with Dean Indot about what it takes to start something bold – and why listening to customers can be your most powerful technology. Million Stories in partnership with ProfitHub #entrepreneurjourney #startupstory #businessownertips

Three massive 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 will define the next decade: 𝟭. The power of ventures and capital to create 𝟮. The power of frontier technologies to turn complexity into order 𝟯. The power of the surging, global polycrisis to destabilize both our human and natural worlds. Each force alone is an 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆: to build, to upgrade, to uplift. And 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 may just lie at the intersection. — 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘶𝘣𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘬, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘯. 𝘍𝘶𝘭𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘊𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘛𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘭𝘢𝘶𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬: https://lnkd.in/d8u_kXzb —

If this looks familiar, you're not alone. Our survey found that a disconnected strategy is the #1 barrier to growth. It's time to break down the silos between your tech, product, and compliance teams. Explore our research with FT Longitude: https://bit.ly/4nwuYha #GlobalLogic #EngineeringImpact #FinancialServices #DigitalTransformation

Big tech is laying people off. The ones who see it coming aren’t polishing their résumés. They’re buying businesses. These aren’t first-timers. They’ve got capital, they’ve got time, and they’re done working for someone else’s upside. Matthias Smith nailed it: We’re watching the next wave of operators step in—and they’re not messing around.

The smartest tech investments aren’t about the lowest price. They’re about giving your team back time—the one resource you can’t replace. Hours saved = momentum gained.