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Metaverse of madness: 13 big industries the rise of virtual worlds could disrupt

Metaverse of madness: 13 big industries the rise of virtual worlds could disrupt

The eventual shape of the metaverse is far from certain, but underlying trends in how consumers value their digital identities and spend money online are already creating far-reaching opportunities and challenges. From retail to banking to advertising, we look at the industries poised to be reshaped by the metaverse. Get the report.

May 18, 2022

Banking is only the beginning: 65 big industries blockchain could transform

Banking is only the beginning: 65 big industries blockchain could transform

The future of blockchain is near, and banking isn't the only industry affected. See how law enforcement, ride-hailing, and others could also be impacted.

Mar 9, 2022

25 Industries & Tech Shaping The Post-Covid World

25 Industries & Tech Shaping The Post-Covid World

The Post-Covid World In industries from healthcare to education to finance to manufacturing, quarantine and extended work-from-home forced companies to use technology to reimagine nearly every facet of their operations. As the world reopens in fits and starts, we analyze the industries poised to thrive in a post-Covid world.

Dec 14, 2021

Our Meatless Future: How The $2.7T Global Meat Market Gets Disrupted

Our Meatless Future: How The $2.7T Global Meat Market Gets Disrupted

Will a meatless food industry featuring lab-grown meat, seafood substitutes, and insect protein be the future of food? As Covid-19 upends the traditional meat supply chain, food giants and startups alike are working to navigate a future where protein isn't dominated by conventional meat sources.

Aug 9, 2021

The Top 12 Reasons Startups Fail

The Top 12 Reasons Startups Fail

From lack of product-market fit to disharmony on the team, we break down the top 12 reasons for startup failure by analyzing 110+ startup failure post-mortems.

Aug 3, 2021

24 Lessons From Jeff Bezos’ Annual Letters To Shareholders

24 Lessons From Jeff Bezos’ Annual Letters To Shareholders

Each year, Jeff Bezos writes an open letter to Amazon’s shareholders. Over the last 2 decades, these letters have become an unparalleled source of insight into how one of the world’s richest men thinks about efficiency, online customer experience, retention, managing through crises, and more.

Apr 20, 2021

Killing The Focus Group: The Disruption Of Market Research

Killing The Focus Group: The Disruption Of Market Research

Market research is changing as emerging tech enables new ways to gather and analyze consumer data. We dig into the industry’s transformation and look at what comes next.

Dec 8, 2020

Killing The I-Bank: The Disruption Of Investment Banking

Killing The I-Bank: The Disruption Of Investment Banking

Investment banking is seeing its historical profit centers eroded by technology and regulations. Core processes are being automated or commoditized. From IPOs, to M&A, to research and trading, investment banks are getting smaller, leaner, and scrambling to keep up with innovation while capitalizing on the opportunities presented by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Oct 26, 2020

Killing Strategy: The Disruption Of Management Consulting

Killing Strategy: The Disruption Of Management Consulting

Since former BCG consultant Clayton Christensen first used the term "disruptive innovation" in 1995, nimble startups have challenged incumbents in every field from music to manufacturing. Now, a tectonic disruption is hitting management consulting just as it has hit many other industries.

Oct 8, 2020

From Dyson To Nike To Lamborghini, How Companies Across 6 Industries Pivoted To Help Tackle The Covid-19 Pandemic

From Dyson To Nike To Lamborghini, How Companies Across 6 Industries Pivoted To Help Tackle The Covid-19 Pandemic

The Covid-19 pandemic created countless supply gaps, including shortages of key medical equipment like ventilators, masks, face shields, and more. We look at how companies from a broad range of industries quickly adapted their operations in response.

Jun 15, 2020

How 7 Firms Survived And Rebuilt After Crisis: Amazon, Sequoia Capital, Hostess, And More

How 7 Firms Survived And Rebuilt After Crisis: Amazon, Sequoia Capital, Hostess, And More

From doubling down on advertising to developing new products, we look at 7 companies' strategies for navigating through a crisis.

Jun 11, 2020

14 Industries Experts Say Millennials Are Killing — And Why They’re Wrong

14 Industries Experts Say Millennials Are Killing — And Why They’re Wrong

The perception of the millennial generation as exceptionally narcissistic, immature, and disengaged from society has fueled a thousand hot takes on the industries they're “killing." Here's what's really going on.

Feb 26, 2020

11 Industries Responding To The Meatless Revolution

11 Industries Responding To The Meatless Revolution

From food to beauty to hotels, companies across industries are adding plant-based products and services to cater to sustainability-focused consumers.

Oct 15, 2019

Personally Disrupted: 14 CEOs Who Got Axed After Failing To Navigate Disruption

Personally Disrupted: 14 CEOs Who Got Axed After Failing To Navigate Disruption

Businesses aren’t the only ones feeling the pressure from technological innovation — the CEOs are feeling it too. Here are 14 executives who paid the price for their innovation failures.

Jul 17, 2019

18 Companies That Battled Bankruptcy, Scandal, And More

18 Companies That Battled Bankruptcy, Scandal, And More

From Hostess Brands to Nokia to WorldCom, these corporations found new life after changing up their strategies.

Jun 20, 2019

11 Lessons From Startup Chapter 11s

11 Lessons From Startup Chapter 11s

For every meteoric startup success story, there are dozens of cautionary tales of companies and products that failed so spectacularly they ended up in bankruptcy court. We take a look at what went wrong for 11 startups that filed for Chapter 11.

Jun 6, 2019

How To Lose It All: 8 Startups That Went From Investor Darling To Cautionary Tale

How To Lose It All: 8 Startups That Went From Investor Darling To Cautionary Tale

We examine the narratives behind some of the most spectacular failures in tech and what other startups can learn from them.

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Mar 6, 2019

Beyond Gaming: 19 Industries AR/VR Is Poised To Transform

Beyond Gaming: 19 Industries AR/VR Is Poised To Transform

From real estate to the military to healthcare, startups are developing AR/VR applications across several areas.

Oct 25, 2018

Know Your Industries: 100+ Market Maps Covering Fintech, CPG, Auto Tech, Healthcare, And More

Know Your Industries: 100+ Market Maps Covering Fintech, CPG, Auto Tech, Healthcare, And More

Here's a collection of all 101 of CB Insights' market maps and unbundling/disrupting graphics covering a variety of industries.

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Sep 27, 2018

Surviving The Retail Apocalypse

Webinar Mar 8 1 PM EDT

Surviving The Retail Apocalypse

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Feb 13, 2018

Future Of Pharma R&D: 60+ Startups Accelerating Drug Discovery, Clinical Trials, And More

Future Of Pharma R&D: 60+ Startups Accelerating Drug Discovery, Clinical Trials, And More

Startups are working to modernize laboratory research, pre-clinical development, recruitment, and many other aspects of the traditionally time- and resource-intensive clinical trials process.

Nov 15, 2017

Next-Gen Focus Groups: 85+ Startups Reinventing Market Research

Next-Gen Focus Groups: 85+ Startups Reinventing Market Research

Startups are using AI, neuroscience, and more to help brands gather deeper insights directly from consumers.

Nov 7, 2017

Video: Can Technology Startups Save Brick-And-Mortar Stores?

Video: Can Technology Startups Save Brick-And-Mortar Stores?

In a presentation first shown at the FT Future of Retail Summit 2017, senior analyst Zoe Leavitt dives into the ways tech startups are leveraging AI, IoT, virtual reality, and more to revive physical retail.

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Sep 27, 2017

A-ha! Conference

Conference San Francisco, CA

A-ha! Conference

The Future Leaves Clues

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Sep 6, 2017

Attacking The Grocery Shelves: 120+ Food & Beverage Startups In One Infographic

Attacking The Grocery Shelves: 120+ Food & Beverage Startups In One Infographic

The food and beverage startups in this graphic raised roughly $1.8B to offer insect protein, kombucha tea, kale chips, beef jerky, and more.

Mar 3, 2017

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