Insight Report 10 minutes PremiumAscent Conference 2018: Bringing Together Technology Leaders, Investors and Startups to Accelerate Innovation Coresight Research October 9, 2018 Executive SummaryCoresight Research was one of the sponsors of this year’s Ascent Conference, held October 3–4 in New York City. This report features our takeaways from the first day of the event. This technology conference brings together senior leaders and startup founders in the East Coast Tech community, and many big brands, including Oracle, Foursquare, Insight Ventures, Techstars and Lyfte, attended the event. The “second wave of fintech” will provide consumers with autonomous solutions to better optimize their finances. Venture capital (VC) executives noted that a transformation has taken place in the VC industry in the past 10 years, from new investment vehicles such as crowdfunding and initial coin offerings (ICOs) democratizing the investment process to significant increases in the sizes of seed-stage deals. Growth hacking—or non-traditional approaches to marketing—is becoming increasingly important and is helping businesses differentiate themselves from competitors, increase online visibility, traffic to their site and ultimately,convert the traffic. This report is for paying subscribers only. Already a paying subscriber? Please log in to see the entire report.If you wish to learn more about our subscription plans and become a paying subscriber, click here. This document was generated for Other research you may be interested in: CES 2024: Pre-Conference Insights on AI, Health, Inclusivity and Sustainability—A Powerhouse Quartet of InnovationRetail Around the World: Coresight Research Observations, 2Q23US and UK Store Tracker Extra: Store Openings and Closures 2023 Review and 2024 OutlookUS Apparel and Beauty Spending Tracker, April 2023: Clothing, Footwear and Beauty Spending Growth Eases Further