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AI infrastructure: A new growth avenue for telco operators
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Operators could provide the backbone for today’s AI economy to reignite growth. But success will hinge on effectively navigating complex market dynamics, uncertain demand, and rising competition.
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Zeynep Inanoglu Ozdemir on marketing in product-led growth
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Zeynep Inanoglu Ozdemir, chief marketing officer at Atlassian, discusses the role marketing plays in engaging, nurturing, and...
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Tamar Yehoshua on product leadership in the age of AI
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Tamar Yehoshua, president of product and technology at Glean, discusses how to embrace AI, build features that matter, and lead...
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Forging sustainable steel and more: A talk with Nucor CEO Leon Topalian
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The head of the North American steel company talks about its wide-ranging business strategy—and the company culture that...
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Transforming telecom tech: How IT excellence drives innovation and cost efficiency
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New McKinsey benchmarking research shows what separates telecom tech leaders from laggards and how a strategic approach to IT...
Executive Voices
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Yuhki Yamashita on ‘user love’ as the fuel for product-led growth
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Figma chief product officer Yuhki Yamashita discusses how to leverage connections with customers and communities to promote product-led...
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Paul Yacoubian on product-led growth in AI-native companies
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Copy.ai co-founder and CEO Paul Yacoubian discusses his approach to growth, expanding product offerings, and using analytics...
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Varun Parmar on how CPOs are shaping the future of sales
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Adobe’s Varun Parmar discusses product-led growth and emphasizes that a great product should be intuitive, deliver immediate,...
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Uday Shankar on India’s media and entertainment evolution
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The incoming vice-chair of what is set to become India’s largest media and digital entertainment company looks back on...
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Inbal Shani on maturing your product leadership in the age of AI
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Inbal Shani, chief product officer at Twilio, shares how she thinks about incorporating AI into products to maximize customer...
Interview - McKinsey Quarterly
Direct from Michael Dell: Leadership lessons and the future of AI
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The CEO of Dell Technologies weighs in on what’s next for AI, how companies can successfully transform in the face of constant...
Tech Trends
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Scaling the AI-native telco
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With telcos aiming to integrate AI throughout their organizations, here’s how they can unlock the full potential while...
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Navigating the generative AI disruption in software
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The technology could accelerate growth, but presents new challenges, including shifts in value pools, user segments, and competitive...
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The promise and the reality of gen AI agents in the enterprise
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Generative AI technology is improving so quickly that a range of new capabilities are rapidly coming online, but only for those...
New Capabilities
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Pushing telcos’ AI envelope on capital decisions
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Advances in data maturity and AI practices can allow operators to simulate investment scenarios to identify those that matter...
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Telecom emissions: How to tackle the biggest challenges
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Decarbonizing the full value chain is challenging, but 60 percent of an integrated operator’s emissions can be abated for...
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How generative AI could accelerate software product time to market
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A new study offers early lessons on how generative AI can improve product managers’ productivity, quality, and experience....
New Markets
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Playing to win in B2B telecom
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Amid explosive demand for connectivity and digital solutions, four strategies can accelerate B2B telco growth. Knowing where...
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The future of telcos: Mapping the routes to renewed success
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For all their efforts to reignite growth, telcos have yet to overcome their fundamental challenges. Doing so is still feasible,...
McKinsey Direct
Driving value creation through M&A in IT services
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The IT services industry has undergone significant M&A activity over the past several years. Realizing how to synergize operations...
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Inside the engine room: Debunking the myths of scaling a new business
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Demystifying the narrative around five fundamental elements will help start-ups and scale-ups grow efficiently and continuously....
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Remember the future: The next frontier for African telcos
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A new era of growth awaits African telcos, but to reach the continent’s next 500 million users, operators will need bold,...
Report - MGI Research
The power of one: How standout firms grow national productivity
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National productivity growth is a matter of few firms taking bold strategic action rather than millions of firms raising efficiency....
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Silicon squeeze: AI’s impact on the semiconductor industry
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AI has generated explosive growth in the semiconductor industry, but only the top 5 percent of companies have benefited. How...
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Future of tech services: Vijay Guntur on unlocking value through AI
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Companies are making big bets on AI. But it’s never just tech. It’s what you unlock with the tech.
Article - MGI Research
Ten physical realities the energy transition must tackle
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The energy transition would be a physical transformation on a massive scale. Here are ten realities that must be confronted for...
Article - McKinsey Quarterly
The cost of compute: A $7 trillion race to scale data centers
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AI is fueling high demand for compute power, spurring companies to invest billions of dollars in infrastructure. But with future...
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Author Talks: How entrepreneurs in MENA are fueling a new era of growth
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The Middle East and North Africa’s tech-fueled growth is reshaping the business landscape. Learn from 35 founders whose...
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Semiconductors have a big opportunity—but barriers to scale remain
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Global semiconductor companies plan to invest roughly one trillion dollars in new plants through 2030. But first, the industry...
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Unfinished business: The ongoing tech gender gap in Latin America
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Latin America has enjoyed a boom in digital technologies, but women have been left behind. Closing the technology gender gap...
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What it takes for industrial companies to unlock software value
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To generate growth from their software investments, industrial companies can adapt their go-to-market playbook.
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What is a semiconductor?
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A semiconductor is a material that falls somewhere on the continuum between conductor and insulator, enabling a controlled flow...