Andy Narayanan

As much time as we spend on our cellphones, we actually don't use them to buy all that much. AI is uniquely able to provide a text-free shopping journey, one that transforms mobile shopping into a wordless visual conversation.

Whether you're in-store or online, the benefits of a personalized customer experience are undeniable. We want salespeople who can help us find exactly what we're looking for as quickly as possible; we return to lunch spots where all we have to ask for is "the usual." For e-tailers, personalization has traditionally relied upon recommendation engines, algorithms that look to match prior consumer clicks and purchases with like-minded cohorts. Current personalization approaches don't account for… Show more

Whether you're in-store or online, the benefits of a personalized customer experience are undeniable. We want salespeople who can help us find exactly what we're looking for as quickly as possible; we return to lunch spots where all we have to ask for is "the usual." For e-tailers, personalization has traditionally relied upon recommendation engines, algorithms that look to match prior consumer clicks and purchases with like-minded cohorts. Current personalization approaches don't account for unspoken and subtle preferences individual buyers have. Rather, they account for categories in a spreadsheet. Show less

My wallet has been shrinking over the years for a good reason, and I am happy about it. It used to be stuffed with a lot of paper and cards, and with smart phones taking over the world, the paper trail and loyalty cards started disappearing into the digital world. However, I am still stuck with my credit cards and some cash and not completely able to lose my wallet for good. The last mile has been the most difficult one to cross. The payment industry is at point of crossroads with some… Show more

My wallet has been shrinking over the years for a good reason, and I am happy about it. It used to be stuffed with a lot of paper and cards, and with smart phones taking over the world, the paper trail and loyalty cards started disappearing into the digital world. However, I am still stuck with my credit cards and some cash and not completely able to lose my wallet for good. The last mile has been the most difficult one to cross. The payment industry is at point of crossroads with some fascinating options and it is exciting to be part of it. Show less

The emergence of digital trends has accelerated the volume, speed and variety of unstructured consumer information referred to as “Big Data.” Enterprises can benefit from this growth and seize market opportunities to drive value by implementing solutions that capitalize on the rampant growth of big data and our first article, Benefitting from Big Data: Leveraging Unstructured Data Capabilities for Competitive Advantage, explains how the enterprise can take action. Investing in big data can… Show more

The emergence of digital trends has accelerated the volume, speed and variety of unstructured consumer information referred to as “Big Data.” Enterprises can benefit from this growth and seize market opportunities to drive value by implementing solutions that capitalize on the rampant growth of big data and our first article, Benefitting from Big Data: Leveraging Unstructured Data Capabilities for Competitive Advantage, explains how the enterprise can take action. Investing in big data can provide companies with customer insight and boost productivity in areas such as marketing, operations, and risk management. Show less

The world is facing a data deluge never seen before. Companies are positioning themselves to compete based on their access to and use of big data. Many of them start with technology, but that won’t serve you well. Instead, take a capabilities-driven approach. Look first at your company’s overall strategy; then at the categories of data that will be valuable to you; then how you can put it to use; and finally at the tools, skills and practices you need.

I am here on a plane traveling to New York and reading "Physics of the future: How science will shape human destiny and our daily lives in 2100" by Michio Kaku. Needless to say, it is an awesome some read so far. Kaku's insight into the world of tomorrow includes everything from surfing the web through your contact lenses, pulling up a person's bio you meet for the first time on your glasses, DNA scanner enabled toilets that scan for cancer or other diseases way ahead of the arrival of… Show more

I am here on a plane traveling to New York and reading "Physics of the future: How science will shape human destiny and our daily lives in 2100" by Michio Kaku. Needless to say, it is an awesome some read so far. Kaku's insight into the world of tomorrow includes everything from surfing the web through your contact lenses, pulling up a person's bio you meet for the first time on your glasses, DNA scanner enabled toilets that scan for cancer or other diseases way ahead of the arrival of symptoms, to smart robots and intelligent systems that do a lot of things differently directly impacting how we live as a society. Show less