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Julian Counihan in Schematic Ventures

Aug 2, 2016

New Look at Supply Chain Start-Up Landscape

Given the enormous size of the entire supply chain market, verticals (and the start-ups within) are mostly discussed in isolation. I thought it would be interesting to examine start-ups in relation to the supply chain as a whole and soon noticed a…

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Julian Counihan in Schematic Ventures

Sep 12, 2016

Common Sense in Technology Cycles

Entrepreneurs have been building software businesses for more than two decades which has brought us to a period of relative maturity in the current technology cycle. Over the years, we’ve distilled the strategies of the successful companies into best practices for the…

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Julian Counihan in Schematic Ventures

Dec 14, 2017

Defining the Warehouse Robotics Market

Five years ago, the acquisition of Kiva created a market opportunity for a new wave of…

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Julian Counihan in Schematic Ventures

May 23, 2016

Choosing the Right Corporate Innovation Strategy

Recently, I’ve been speaking to an increasing number of companies thinking about creating or redefining their innovation strategy. For those discussions, I outlined the following strategies in escalating order of three dimensions:

Julian Counihan in Schematic Ventures

Jul 12, 2017

Musings on Industrial Software

At Schematic Ventures, I’ve invested in a few industrial software companies tackling automation and met with countless more. Over time I’ve noticed a common pattern: companies are following the strategic playbook of the modern computer software industry. However the…

Julian Counihan in Schematic Ventures

Jan 15, 2018

2018 Supply Chain Technology Trends

New year, new predictions! Here’s where I see opportunity for technology to impact the supply…

Julian Counihan in Schematic Ventures

Jan 24, 2018

Supply Chain Predictions from the Pros

Last week I shared my thoughts on upcoming technology trends in the supply chain industry…

Julian Counihan in Schematic Ventures

May 3, 2016

Building a Drone Fence

When it comes to emerging technology that depends on sizable, external forces independent of a team’s ability to execute, we focus on infrastructure investments. Specifically infrastructure that will be core part of the emerging technology regardless of the eventual outcome. For the drone…

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