Will Automakers Become Apple, AT&T, or Foxconn?

Big Data
During the automotive industry’s current boom phase OEMs are announcing big, multi-year investments in new vehicle platforms that combine electrification with increasing driving automation. Because under new mobility data and loyalty will become central forms of value, OEMs must also consider deploying the loyalty-enhancing data-driven services these platforms enable. The […]
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Requirements for Growing and Scaling Autonomous Mobility

Big Data, Next-generation mobility
This post presents an analysis of the autonomous vehicles innovation lifecycle. It introduces four dimensions for assessing AV innovation performance over time. Finally, it presents six requirements that will need to be addressed before the use of autonomous vehicles can scale for consumer transportation and logistics.
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Seven Implications of Multimodal And Shared On-Demand Mobility

Big Data, Next-generation mobility
On-demand mobility services continue to evolve fast. New solutions are introduced constantly to address changes in consumer urban transportation tastes, or address shortcomings of existing offerings. Consumers demand for personalized transportation solutions that are affordable, convenient, and safe has led to the rapid growth of ride-hailing.  But in cities where […]
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BEFORE REGULATING NEXT-GENERATION MOBILITY DATA, WE MUST UNDERSTAND THAT DATA

Big Data
The congressional and European Parliament testimonies of Facebook’s CEO focused attention on Internet and ecommerce corporations and startups whose business models rely on the collection and exploitation of big data, with personal data being a major component. Legislators and the public at large came to realize a) the leverage such […]
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  • 25 March 2017
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ANALYSIS OF THE NEXT-GENERATION MOBILITY VALUE CHAIN

Application Development, Big Data
In the previous post, I described a new value chain that will connect companies providing on-demand mobility and three emerging models for the realization of this value chain. This value chain is the result of the consumer shift from a car ownership-centric transportation model to a hybrid model that blends car ownership with mobility services, and the stated intent by the providers of certain of these services to adopt of Autonomous Connected Electrified (ACE) vehicles. A corresponding value chain, that we will examine in future posts, is being developed around the application of ACE vehicles in various forms of logistics.
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  • 25 March 2017
    March 25, 2017
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TECH STARTUPS PLAYBOOK IS DRIVING SUCCESS OF INNOVATIVE CONSUMER COMPANIES

Big Data
The pace of innovation in Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) is increasing, helped by trends such as the increasing importance of millennials, changes in consumer preferences and the willingness of retailers to experiment.  The result has been small players (less than $1B in sales) outperforming established brands in 18 of the top 25 Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) categories.  
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  • 25 March 2017
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NEW DATA SOURCES DRIVE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN MANUFACTURING AND SUPPLY CHAIN

Big Data
Synapse Partners is actively looking for investments in the Manufacturing and Supply Chain and Logistics sectors because we believe it is an area where the combination of rich new sources of sensor data and a maturation of AI technologies will drive tremendous efficiency improvements. Key to realizing these opportunities will be the introduction of new Insightful Applications – software applications that translate complex data sets into actionable business insights. This blog post will be the first in a series of posts that will dig into some of the more interesting trends as well as profile specific companies we think are innovators and leaders in the space.
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