How to Build a Successful Team   Building a successful team is about more than finding a group of people with the right mix of professional skills. Over the course of interviewing over 500 leaders for Corner Office, I asked them all about the art of fostering a strong sense of teamwork. Their insights can help…

New Instant Purchase Checkout Boosts Sales   Ten long years. That’s how long Amazon has had exclusive ownership of the one-click checkout process. While some rivals have licensed Amazon’s technology to stay completive, most have had to forgo the higher conversion rates and repeat purchases enabled by this faster checkout experience. As of September 2017,…

The Power of Smart Contracts on the Blockchain   The world is waking up to the impressive capabilities of the blockchain. As a foundational technology that things can be “built on top” of, the potential applications of the blockchain go way beyond just payments or cryptocurrencies. In fact, the blockchain could revolutionize how we interact…

IBM and KlickEx Choose Stellar to Power the Future of Cross-Border Payments   Today we are excited to announce that Stellar is partnering with IBM and KlickEx to develop a blockchain-based cross-border payments solution proven to significantly reduce transaction costs and increase transaction speeds. This solution will help financial institutions and consumers eliminate inefficiencies and…

Accelerating the adoption of enterprise blockchain   From the technical perspective, we could apply blockchain to many scenarios. However, not every situation requires blockchain, but there are some scenarios where it creates significant value compared to alternative technologies. Usually, these are shared business processes, with the organization in different industries such as financial services, manufacturing,…

The Exponential Mindset: Using Blockchain Technology to Achieve the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals The ixo Foundation recently announced a monumental partnership with Singularity University Ventures. Based out of NASA’s Moffett Field campus, Singularity University aims to tackle the world’s greatest global challenges with an approach seldom seen in the development sector. Their strategy leverages exponential technology — the latest innovations…

When to use SaaS, PaaS, and IaaS   When your business has made the decision to consider cloud services for your application or infrastructure deployment, it’s important that you grasp the fundamental differences between the core categories of cloud services available. The cloud is a very broad concept, and it covers just about every possible…

Establishing an online presence is, for many, a huge decision. Often, it takes a small orchestra of professionals from various fields to pull the kind of results that a business really needs. That kind of expertise will undoubtedly come with a considerable financial investment. Planning, design, photography, and of course, development, are all essential components for…