The speed of innovation has never been faster. However, a challenge for many companies is how to scale quickly while at the same time protecting the intangible assets (such as data, brand, confidential information, systems and processes, customer and supplier relationships, software, code, patents, and trademarks) you create that underpin your competitive edge. For example…
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How often in life do we miss what’s right under our feet? A person, a resource or an opportunity that could change everything? In May, 1908, a geologist named George Reynolds was prospecting for oil in the desert. Conditions were harsh. “[S]mall pox raged,” wrote one author, “bandits and warlords ruled, water was all but…
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Organisations across the board are increasingly looking at their corporate responsibility and the benefits that come from taking a position on environment, social and [corporate] governance (ESG). This isn’t just ‘the right thing to do’; ESG initiatives can also have financial benefits, increasing company valuations and making a business more attractive to investors. Investors are…
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EverEdge Global is pleased to have advised Swisslog Healthcare, a leading supplier of medication management solutions, on the sale of its TransCar automated guided vehicle (AGV) business to OTSAW, a Singaporean robotics and artificial intelligence company, through the creation of a joint venture (JV). The JV will enable Swisslog Healthcare to provide a smooth transfer…
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Over the last decade there have numerous instances of companies finding themselves in significant legal, commercial, and moral quandaries for (mis)using the personal information of consumers. When the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into effect, our inboxes were filled with articles containing dire warnings of the consequences of not meeting the GDPR’s stringent…
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Value Investing and Growth Investing are commonly contrasted against each other, i.e. value vs. growth, as if they are mutually exclusive. As EverEdge Chief Investment Officer Francis Milner shares, Intangible Asset Investing is emerging as an alternative approach which captures the persisting merits of both Value and Growth.
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A brand is often a company’s most valuable asset, yet, many companies do not understand trademark law or trademark strategy and how these interact with brand, market and product strategy. As companies launch new products, enter new markets and geographies or establish new relationships, they often fail to ensure that their trademarks keep up with…
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Urban art has matured over the last few decades, from landscape defacing tags and graffiti to witty and loved street & urban art. Banksy is one example of modern-day, celebrated street artist. Over the last 30 years, he has gone from being called “a vandal” by New York Mayor, Michael Bloomberg, to seeing his artworks…
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This month, Bitcoin surged to an all-time high of more than $50,000, as interest in investing and supporting the currency continues to grow. Following Tesla’s US$1.5bn Bitcoin investment, along with Mastercard and PayPal Holdings announcing that they are looking at ways to support select cryptocurrencies directly on their networks later this year, interest has never…
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In episode one of EverEdge’s ‘The Intangible Edge’ podcast, Tyler Capson, Managing Director – Asia at EverEdge, speaks to Lee Evans ,CEO of Afin Technologies, about what gives his company it’s intangible edge in business.
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