Note/Disclaimer: This blog post represents my opinions only. It does not represent the opinions of my teammates at Particle Ventures (formerly known as KEC Ventures), either individually or collectively. This blog post does not represent the opinions of any one at Maritime Global Technologies Innovation Center (MGTIC), SUNY Maritime College, or any of their related affiliates. […]
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#CountDown: 3 Days to #TNYSCM04 – Supply Chain & Artificial Intelligence
By Brian Laung Aoaeh on March 11, 2018 in #TNYSCM, Co-Founder Stories, Communities, Customer Development, Entrepreneurship, Investment Themes, Investment Thesis, Sales and Marketing, Shipping, Supply Chain, Technology, Trucking, Venture Capital
We’re now less than a week from The New York Supply Chain Meetup’s fourth gathering. The purpose of this post is to outline our plans for that event, and preview what we expect to do between now and June 2018 . . . We’re still in the early days of building this community, so much of this is subject to […]
#TPM2018: The Woodstock Of International Container Shipping & Logistics
By Brian Laung Aoaeh on March 11, 2018 in Communities, Conferences, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Shipping, Supply Chain, Trucking, Venture Capital
Notes: This blog post represents my opinions only. It does not represent the opinions of my teammates at Particle Ventures (formerly known as KEC Ventures), nor does it represent the opinions of any one at Journal of Commerce, JOC.com, JOC Events, IHS Markit or any related entities therein. It also does not represent the opinions […]
#ChainReaction: Notes on Centralized, Decentralized, and Distributed Systems
By Brian Laung Aoaeh on February 18, 2018 in Computer Science, How and Why, Innovation, Organizational Behavior, Sociology, Startups, Strategy, Supply Chain, Technology, Venture Capital
This blog post is the first in a series of blog posts I will write as part of my effort to take an inventory of what I am learning about supply chains, digital tokens, and distributed ledger technologies. I expect these blog posts to be frustrating for most people to read because I suspect they […]
Update #01 | Towards A MaritimeTech Innovation Hub in New York City
By Brian Laung Aoaeh on November 23, 2017 in Communities, Entrepreneurship, Lean Startup, Startups, Supply Chain, Venture Capital
Note: This post updates #UnderConstruction | Towards A MarineTech Innovation Hub in New York City. The group that met on Friday, October 6, 2017 met again for a follow up on Friday, November 10, 2017. This blog is a summary of the discussion at took place at that meeting, and the resulting outcome. The Bottomline: Dr. Christopher […]
Progress Report | #TNYSCM Minimum Viable Launch – Building A Supply Chain Community
By Brian Laung Aoaeh on November 19, 2017 in #TNYSCM, Communities, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Startups, Supply Chain, Technology, Venture Capital
The New York #SupplyChain Meetup #01 – The Minimum Viable Launch November 16, 2017 On November 16, The New York Supply Chain Meetup reached an important milestone – we held our first event. This blog post will trace how we got here, and share some pictures from our minimum viable launch. We hope you’ll join […]
#CountDown: 8 Days to a Minimum Viable Launch
By Brian Laung Aoaeh on November 8, 2017 in #TNYSCM, Communities, Investment Themes, Investment Thesis, Startups, Supply Chain, Technology
After a few years of thinking about startups building software for trucking and shipping, and more recently, distributed ledgers and supply chains, on August 23, I thought to myself “I really should attend the supply chain meetup in NY.” I was surprised to discover that no such thing existed. So, without thinking, I took out my […]
Update #01: White Paper | Towards A Supply Chain Operating System
By Brian Laung Aoaeh on October 21, 2017 in Business Models, Computer Science, Innovation, Intellectual Explorations, Investing, Investment Themes, Investment Thesis, Lab Notes, Long Read, Mathematics, Organizational Behavior, Startups, Supply Chain, Technical Brief, Technology, Uncategorized, Venture Capital
This update identifies areas of supply chain technology that will be sufficiently well served by existing relational database management systems, and enterprise resource planning systems. It also outlines areas of supply chain that distributed databases or ledgers are more suited for. Lastly, to avoid confusion Nahum Goldmann’s contact information is provided at the end. […]
#UnderConstruction | Towards A MarineTech Innovation Hub in New York City
By Brian Laung Aoaeh on October 10, 2017 in Communities, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Startups, Supply Chain, Technology, Uncategorized, Venture Capital
On Friday, October 6, 2017, a small group of about 20 people got together at the American Bureau of Shipping in Manhattan, New York. The group was convened by Christopher Clott, Ph.D. He is the ABS Chair of Marine Transportation and Logistics in the Global Business & Transportation Department at SUNY – Maritime College. The […]
#UnderConstruction | Why A Supply Chain Meetup in New York?
By Brian Laung Aoaeh on September 10, 2017 in Communities, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Investment Themes, Investment Thesis, Supply Chain, Technology, Venture Capital
The goal of this blog post is to explain why I believe strongly that New York Needs A Supply Chain Meetup. You can join The New York Supply Chain Meetup here. By many estimates, supply chain inefficiencies impose significant overhead costs on corporations, and on the world as a whole. When one reads about the […]