Show Notes
Higher interest rates, fragmented platforms, WFH uncertainty, VC funding declines, generational blending and technology shifts are going to force a new level of quality to be demanded by businesses. SHOW: 736CLOUD NEWS OF THE WEEK - http://bit.ly/cloudcast-cnotwCHECK OUT OUR NEW PODCAST - "CLOUDCAST BASICS"SHOW SPONSORS:Find "Breaking Analysis Podcast with Dave Vellante" on Apple, Google and SpotifyKeep up to data with Enterprise Tech with theCUBEGCore - Global Hosting, CDN, Edge and Cloud ServicesUse promocode “CLOUDCAST” to receive a €100 credit on Gcore servicesEquinix Global Data Centers and Networking Learn more and signup at https://deploy.equinix.com/. Use the coupon code CLOUDCAST to get $500 in credits to get started.SHOW NOTES:A few charts about Q2 VC funding (Josh Wolfe)“THAT’S A ZERO INTEREST RATE PROBLEM, BRO!”The power dynamics have changed and continue to change (money, location, communications, etc.)Dumb money is getting harder to find, hence ideas need to be better and execution needs to be betterEXPECTATIONS OF HIGHER QUALITY ARE GOING TO RISE SIGNIFICANTLYThe unicorn boom of 2020-2022 will face a reckoning by the end of 2023 or mid-2024VC funding is getting harder to obtain Higher interest rates are going to create higher (internal) hurdle rates within companiesSocial media channels are fragmentingWorking collaboratively is getting more difficult because of both WFH fragmentation and generational fragmentationCollaboration will be needed to teach what is expected and acceptableAI is going to create a new level of “commodity” of tasks and product capabilitiesCustomers are going to have new pricing power as they watch vendor sales slow downFEEDBACK?Email: show at the cloudcast dot netTwitter: @thecloudcastnetFEEDBACK?Email: show @ the enterprise ai show dot comeBluesky: @EntAIShow.bsky.socialTwitter/X: @TheEntAIShowInstagram: @TheEntAIShow