Acknowledgement #1: I am grateful to Tayo Akinyemi for suggesting that I write this essay, and for reading and critiquing previous drafts. I am grateful to Kange Kaneene, Christian McKenzie, Christine Mendonça, and Lisa Morales-Hellebo for reading and critiquing previous drafts. Their comments and observations helped to greatly improve the final product. Any errors are […]
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#CountDown: 11 Days To #TNYSCM06: Convergence Across the New Apparel Supply Chain
By Brian Laung Aoaeh on May 13, 2018 in #TNYSCM, Communities, Innovation, Investment Analysis, Investment Themes, Investment Thesis, Meetups, Startups, Supply Chain, Technology, Venture Capital
We’re now just a little over a week away from The New York Supply Chain Meetup’s sixth gathering. The purpose of this post is to outline our plans for that event, and preview what we expect to do in June. We’re still in the early days of building this community, so much of this is subject to […]
#CountDown: 9 Days To #TNYSCM05 – Bringing The Blockchain From The Lab And Into The Real World
By Brian Laung Aoaeh on April 16, 2018 in #TNYSCM, Case Studies, Communities, Computer Science, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Mathematics, Supply Chain, Technology, Venture Capital
We’re now just a little over a week away from The New York Supply Chain Meetup’s fifth gathering. The purpose of this post is to outline our plans for that event, and preview what we expect to do in May and June 2018 . . . We’re still in the early days of building this community, so much of this […]
Update #02 | Request For Startups: MaritimeTech Edition
By Brian Laung Aoaeh on March 31, 2018 in Communities, Conferences, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Shipping, Startups, Supply Chain, Technology, Venture Capital
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. […]
#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 […]