“It has never been easier or cheaper to get products built and launched,” Sheppard says. “As a result, it has never been more difficult to get traction for those in the market.”
Four of his criteria for success with new ventures are:
Create Stage-Relevant Teams
Establish a Safe Space
Form a Group of Aligned & Accountable Stakeholders
Take a Portfolio Approach to Innovation.
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June 2025: The Top 25 Unicorn AI Startups, and Their Enterprise Customers 
Top AI Conferences and Trade Shows for Enterprise Executives: 2025 and 2026 
The End of Consulting as We Know it: Client Power and the AI Revolution 
New Fidelity Labs Chief on Developing Products More Efficiently with AI 
Inside Look: Chobani Relaunches a Protein-Packed Yogurt Drink 
How Atlassian is Deploying AI Agents and Measuring Their Impact 
The Pursuit of AI ROI at Dayforce, an HR Software Provider 
Coding with GenAI: The Current Landscape 
Hollywood Veteran Katzenberg on AI: ‘If Change is Uncomfortable, Irrelevance is Going to be Harder’ 
GE Vernova Exec on the Nuts and Bolts of Building Strategic Alliances June 2025: The Top 25 Unicorn AI Startups, and Their Enterprise Customers Top AI Conferences and Trade Shows for Enterprise Executives: 2025 and 2026 The End of Consulting as We Know it: Client Power and the AI Revolution New Fidelity Labs Chief on Developing Products More Efficiently with AI Inside Look: Chobani Relaunches a Protein-Packed Yogurt Drink 
