Welcome to Episode 22 of the Cloud Wars Horizon Minute — featuring news and commentary hosted by Acceleration Economy analyst Tom Smith. Each episode provides insights into one or more Innovation Accelerators on the Cloud Wars Horizon.
This is a special episode focused on the Innovation Path at Cloud Wars Expo and the winner, Wisy, which I profiled previously along with the other participants in the event.
Highlights
00:10 — The Innovation Path at Cloud Wars Expo featured cloud-native startups; judges selected a short-list of five top competitors, and a Cloud Wars Startup of the Year. The overall winner was Wisy.
00:40 — Wisy addresses a problem that costs the CPG and retail industries $1 trillion per year: having inventory on hand but not presenting it so customers can buy it. The company calls this retail execution
01:30 — With Wisy’s system, a CPG or retail employee takes photos of a store shelf and uploads them to an AI system that analyzes the data and makes recommendations on optimal execution and presentation
02:00 — The startup of the year competition was stiff; the five short-list companies were Specright, Najaxa Software, HandsFree, Crosschq, and CloudThread.
02:20 — The judges noted that Wisy CEO Min Chen clearly articulated her company’s value proposition from the outset, and did a strong job explaining how Wisy dazzles its customers.
