Autodesk, Dassault, and PTC were all founded as CAD companies in the ‘80s but have since become much more than that. PTC first integrated PLM and is now branching off into industrial IoT and augmented reality. Dassault (which also moved into PLM and simulation) and Autodesk are no longer just supplying software tools to solve […]
There are some smart people who think that our brains are wired to process the world hierarchically[1][2]. For instance, neurons in one part of the visual cortex fire when they detect lines tilted at particular angles, sending those patterns to a “higher” layer where certain other neurons are attuned to the detection of particular letters, […]
Several weeks ago, the stock of Ellie Mae, a SaaS that automates the grueling task of underwriting residential mortgages, got hammered when the company reported revenue weakness on lower than expected industry refinancing volumes and longer than expected ramp times for larger enterprise customers, prompting management to dramatically cut its full year revenue growth guidance […]