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Ascent Conference 2018, Day 2: Bringing Together Technology Leaders, Investors and Startups to Accelerate Innovation

Executive Summary

Coresight 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 second and final day of the event.

  • Startups may fail to get VC funding because they are afraid to ask the hard questions.
  • Today’s athletes have more than financial capital; they have social capital.
  • Companies that hack processes experience “hockey puck” growth.
  • Perksy, a next-gen consumer insights platform, won the Ascent startup pitch competition.

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