“Alibaba Cloud is committed to supporting digital transformation of organizations in all sizes and across a wide range of industries in EMEA. What we care about the most is how we can better serve our customers and bring real value to them." Who else is watching Alibaba Cloud EMEA today? Just watched Selina Yuan ’s talk and am really impressed by what Alibaba Cloud is working on and already achieving over here in Europe The tech giant is not only leveraging its experience and insights of the Asian market to help European companies go East, but also bringing their cutting edge #tech and knowledge to the West. More impressively, a powerful partner network is being established, incorporating some important European players. How are they doing it? Join the rest of Digital #AlibabaCloudDay EMEA conference to find out more and learn how your company can get ahead of the #cloud curve too. Watch now https://lnkd.in/gnnyg8Z and let me know if you have any favourite speakers. #cloudservices #tech #innovation #cloudcomputing #webinar #ecommerce #womenintech #womeninstem #ad …see more

Watch the Shelly Palmer Innovation Series Summit in its entirety -- featuring Wanda Young of Samsung Electronics , Barak Turovsky of Google AI, and Carolyn Everson of Facebook , plus my #CES2021 trends keynote -- here.

‪”Let everyone else call your idea crazy. . . just keep going. Don’t stop. Don’t even think about stopping until you get there, and don’t give much thought to where “there” is.” ‪Phil Knight Nike ‬ ‪ https://lnkd.in/gWQFrnA #ShoeDog ‬ #founder #entrepreneur #innovation #business …see more

“If you want it, you gotta keep going.” Sarah Cruddas https://lnkd.in/g2Ydnjh #womeninstem #author #space #womeninscience …see more

“Sometimes you have to give up. Sometimes knowing when to give up, when to try something else, is genius. Giving up doesn’t mean stopping. Don’t ever stop.”

I have interviewed over 300 founders and innovators and found the general rule of thumb has been that extraordinary effort is required in order to get extraordinary results. Not every founder/innovator I spoke to became successful in all the ways they imagined — for different reasons — but those who went above and beyond because of their passion, were far more likely to get successful results. Why? Because the extra effort wasn’t just down to extra hours and it often didn’t feel like work. https://lnkd.in/giK2jkm #founder #startup #entrepreneurship …see more

Sunday question If I was to do a series interviewing founders of some of the biggest tech “failures” and lessons learned, who would you recommend I interview? Pls comment below 🙏

We waste too much time being afraid, when what we should really fear is wasting time. Dame Stephanie Shirley 10 Top Tips from Successful Entrepreneurs feat. Chris Barton Lauren Napier Bianca Miller - Cole Mills ustwo Omar Hamoui Jessica Huie Adam Cheyer David Risher Brendan O'Driscoll and Dame Stephanie Shirley https://lnkd.in/gt9Emwg ? #founders #entrepreneur …see more

This is an incredible story of how a chance conversation with Warren Buffett changed the course of Saima Khan's career #founder #philanthropist #chef #femalefounders

All 10 free indestructible children's books, We See You/Te Vemos, have now been allocated and are being shipped this week. Thanks for the remarkable response. Many people wanted more than one copy for their families in need for their organizations. I get that. Please order copies of We See You/Te Vemos from Northshire Books for $10 per copy. Email dwraga@northshire.com . She will arrange payment and shipment. If you want 10 or more, there can be a bulk discount: $9.50 per book. Can't go much lower given the indestructible paper. Remember, this is a bilingual book that is trauma sensitive for ages 2-- 4 (or older for reading by as opposed to reading to). Characters are multi-racial but most important in this time of a pandemic, the book can be wiped down with an antiseptic wipe or cleaned with soap and water on a paper towel. It is a book for our times on many levels. Be well, stay safe, help kids. …see more

Want a kid’s book that can be wiped clean to curb viral spread? Try: We See You/Te Vemos. It is on indestructible paper — something new! It is a bilingual story that is trauma sensitive with multiracial characters. It can be read again and again... “ready set go” is the theme! Now available for $10 (a discount) and can be ordered from dwraga@northshire.com . Northshire is a remarkable independent bookstore. One more thing on the value of indestructible paper during covid. It can literally be wiped clean. In my youth, we had cloth books and threw them in a washing machine. These are the modern version of those. So work to stop the spread, read the tips for engaged reading, wipe the book clean and support a local book store. Quadruple win!!!! I gave away 10 copies. They are will be on their way shortly. Here’s my newest offer, if you buy 15 books or more for a group, I will join you for a Zoom or FaceTime or recorded reading if you want. Free of charge author reading in English and/or Spanish. I’ll even wear a costume and fun wig! …see more

Our 2021 Shelly Palmer Trends & Insights Report is now available. Get free access: https://lnkd.in/g8-KeDS

Join me at 3 p.m. EST for the #strategyhacker livestream. We'll talk about the trends and insights gleaned from #CES2021 as well as how tech companies stepped up their game to help make Inauguration Day as safe as possible for all involved.

Alcohol consumption is up, physical activity is down. Sadly it seems that many of us are coping with COVID-19 in ways that will make matters much worse.

It’s nice to listen to an upbeat podcast with some great suggestions on how to cultivate calm amidst turbulence.

You discover some fascinating insights into pandemic life such as JOMO (the joy of missing out), work-life rhythm, and the possibility of post-traumatic growth in this conversation with organizational psychologist Adam Grant.

Loneliness was epidemic. Then the pandemic hit, leading to widespread isolation from others that affects us mentally and physically. But there is much we can do to feel connected: sometimes all it takes is to stop and smell the garlic.

Am enjoying this WorkLife podcast on the rise and fall of WeWork with Adam Grant and former Chief Growth Officer David Fano that explores charmismatic leadership and how we should all be skeptical about values-driven companies that proclaim they are changing the world. …see more

We are 14-19 years away from America’s largest automaker forcing a transition away from fossil fuels. Let that sink in for a minute, then develop a few investable hypotheses for this timeline.

I hope this article on risk and the differences among us helps us get along better in these trying times.