December 2018
“… I intimated last week that after many disappointing years, 2018’s Futurebook looked like a do not miss event. Looking back, there were certainly plenty of highlights, and much for indies to learn. There are some great summaries online which make a good place to start. This is the organisers’ recap. And ALLi’s very own Sukhi Jutla, who was speaking with Publica, has a fascinating account here. …”
Read more: https://selfpublishingadvice.org/self-publishing-news-eyes-on-the-prize-3/
Author: Ram Krishnna Rao
So much of the world has been revolutionized by technology yet the retail jewellery industry is still lagging behind.
The gold and diamond jewellery industry is still relatively untouched by the benefits of technology and this traditional industry which is run on trust has still not fully embraced the benefits that technology can bring to this sector.
It’s no longer enough to just have an online digital presence. The tech world is moving ahead fast with the rise of the blockchain, artificial intelligence (AI and machine learning (ML) that are all playing a critical role for the SME markets in general. these technologies are now being harnessed to authenticate products, speed up transactions and understand their customer profiles better in order to serve them in more new and innovative ways.
How SMEs can harness the power of new tech
MarketOrders is on a mission to harness the power of blockchain and AI in small retailers to bring in a new level of innovation.
At MarketOrders, we are excited about how innovation can be introduced into the retail industry via the application of the Blockchain and AI.
Since the gold and diamond jewellery industry is very new to technology and innovation, there is a huge unmet need in this market which will give rise to new opportunities and possibilities. This, in turn, will unlock a huge amount of potential. Blockchain and AI will give superpowers to small retailers who are better able to compete.
Small retailers especially those who only have brick and mortar shops are bogged down with complex and chaotic systems as most of the processes are conducted offline.
Just imagine the efficiencies that could be created when the SMEs embrace digital processes and look to the blockchain and AI to help them better reach their customers and serve them in new ways.
Small retailers not only have the potential to transform their businesses but can change or adapt the way they interact with customers.
The Rise of Smart Retailing
In this digital experiential economy, the customers first point of interaction is now online and mobile through their smartphones. It is vital SMEs can embrace mobile technology and ensure they are able to reach their customers in the way they engage with technology. We call this the rise of Smart Retailing
Today there are more phones than people in the world. MarketOrders will democratize access to smart retailing in the way that Google democratized access to information.
Having MarketOrders as a technology partner, retailers do not need to build technology but just plug into our ready-made platform.
The Gold Jewelry and Diamond industry are ripe for disruption
The coming revolution in the space of Blockchain and AI into smart retailing can only come from digital upstarts such as MarketOrders rather than any retail unit or existing retailers collectively because today’s industry disruptors tend not to be incumbents.
In years to come, Blockchain, AI and Automation in business practice will be viewed like how people viewed the internet; an essential part of the business like smartphones are today.
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Written by CEO & Founder, Ram Krishnna Rao
MarketOrders is thrilled to announce their co-founder and COO, Sukhi Jutla, has been selected as a top 100 European Digital Pioneer and featured in a special report published by the Financial Times with support from Google on 21 November.
The special report entitled ‘’Europes Road to Growth’’ was officially launched at Google’s offices in Brussels in a special awards ceremony attended by Sukhi Jutla.
This project, Europe’s Road to Growth, aims to highlight individuals, organisations and companies, large and small, that are tackling the challenge of digitalisation in interesting ways.
The Financial Times whittled down 4000+ nominations to a list of 100 digital transformation champions.
Sukhi Jutla of MarketOrders was listed as a ‘Leading Individual’, a list of men and women who are helping to promote digital transformation in Europe as leaders and influencers, both behind the scenes and in the public eye.
Sukhi Jutla was listed alongside other leading pioneers including Niklas Adalberth Co-founder of Klarna, Anne Boden Founder and chief executive of Starling Bank, Daniel Ek Founder and chief executive of Sweden-based music-streaming company Spotify, Taavi Kotka Estonia’s first ever chief information officer, Frédéric Mazzella founder of BlaBlaCar, and Elizabeth Varley Founder of TechHub.
A message from the CEO, Ram Krishnna Rao:
‘’I am immensely proud of my team at MarketOrders who continue to challenge the status quo and keep pushing boundaries whilst showcasing the best of British startup talent. MarketOrders is pioneering new ways for the gold and diamond jewellery industry to embrace technology helping them to become digital leaders in their own businesses. A special thank you to Sukhi Jutla who continues to fearlessly push boundaries, is a formidable COO and co-founder and a rising star. She is a pivotal and inspiring role model for all women, not only in tech but for those everyone striving to make a real impact.’’
Read the full list here: https://www.ft.com/content/6d68a236-e153-11e8-8e70-5e22a430c1ad
You can find out more about this project here: https://www.ft.com/reports/europe-road-to-growth
Written by MarketOrders
On 13th Nov 2018, our COO and co-founder, Sukhi Jutla spoke at the ‘Seizing the Blockchain Opportunity’ event held by London & Partners.
The sold-out event bought together professionals working in the blockchain space and those wanting to learn more about the real-life use cases of blockchain and where the opportunities are.
We are on the cusp of a blockchain revolution. The last year alone has seen major corporates gain interest in the distributed ledger technology, and an increasing number of companies are starting and scaling rapidly in the space.
The event saw three panel discussions, outlined below, and welcomed speakers from early-stage start-ups all the way to major corporations in the blockchain industry, to discuss the reality of the space, its major challenges and the greatest opportunities for applying this emerging technology.
From L-R: Simone Maini, Abel Tedros, Anna Mostyn Williams, Sukhi Jutla
Here is a summary of the event with key takeaways
Panel 1: Opportunities and Dreaming Big: this panel discussed the major opportunities that are now possible thanks to blockchain technology, from creating a truly global marketplace to financial inclusion for the unbanked, digital identity solutions, supply chain transparency and more.
Key takeaways:
- There are powerful use cases for blockchain that can be used for identification purposes to prevent fraud
- As use cases on the blockchain increase, there could be issues with scaling
- Users don’t need to understand the mechanics and technical aspects of the blockchain. Need to get them past that. Just how we use the internet and email without thinking about the technical work that happens underneath, we also need to start embracing blockchain and its benefits
- We all use the internet and email but not all of us necessarily understand how it works!
Panel 2: What Keeps Me Awake At Night: this panel explored the main challenges that blockchain faces today, focusing on blocks such as limited transaction speeds, the energy usage of mining, the lack of regulation in the crypto space, amongst others
Key takeaways:
- Can we truly get to a decentralised model or will we see the rise of centralised entities again in order to scale?
- We need some level of regulation in order for investors to feel comfortable and confident in investing in ICOs
- Educating the market and its end users in the possibilities of blockchain are important.
- Giselle Frederick of Zingr explained how market vendors in Grenada, a small Caribbean island, were hesitant of the idea of using a blockchain enabled payment app until she explained they could use this technology to sell even more products to customers on the other side of the tiny island and be guaranteed payment!
- Rodney Prescott of PWC talked about scaling, adopting blockchain with regards to the consensus mechanism and the rise of consortium structures.
Panel 3: How To Start A Career In Blockchain: attendees heard the personal stories of professionals who entered the space, who shared what led them to blockchain and how it is to work in the industry.
Key takeaways:
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- Have a growth mindset and actively learn about blockchain
attend meetups, reach out to your blockchain role models and learn from them - If you can’t join a blockchain start up then create something yourself!
- Follow key people on social channels and learn from them like Andreas M. Antonopoulos, Vitalik Buterin and Joseph Lubin,
- Have a growth mindset and actively learn about blockchain
- Other useful resources shared:
http://www.weekinethereum.com/
https://about.me/vitalik_buterin
Written by MarketOrders
PRESS RELEASE
Since August 2018, WeAreTechWomen has been searching the UK for the best female tech talent in the country. With the support of headline sponsor Worldpay, WeAreTechWomen has now identified a shortlist of 200.
MarketOrders is thrilled to announce their co-founder and COO, Sukhi Jutla, has made the shortlist.
The public vote of support is now open for the 200 individual shortlist nominees. You can vote for Sukhi here: https://bit.ly/2SPeO5o
The TechWomen100 awards are the first of their kind to focus solely on the female tech talent pipeline and to also recognise the impact of champions, companies and networks that are leading the way for future generations of tech talent.
The shortlist showcases remarkable women within technology sector covering a wide range of roles such as Machine Learning Engineer, Radio Modelling Engineer, Quantitative Analyst, Brexit Programme Manager, Radio Prototyper, and Cyber Security Consultant.
The full shortlist includes individuals from leading firms such as Amazon, Apple, EY, Fujitsu, IBM, Kurt Geiger, Lloyds Banking Group, Mastercard, Microsoft, O2 and PwC, alongside founders and entrepreneurs of tech start-ups.
Over the nomination period, WeAreTechWomen received over 500 nominations from across the UK and Northern Ireland. The calibre of entries for these awards was exceptional and all of the judges stated how difficult it was to arrive at the shortlist due to the amazing achievements of our nominees.
Vanessa Vallely, Founder of WeAreTechWomen said, “At WeAreTechWomen we have made it our personal mission to shine a spotlight on women working in tech. Our strategic aim is to highlight 500 female future leaders in technology by 2022. The response to this year’s awards has been fantastic and calibre of entries has been outstanding! I am so proud to see so many women in tech recognised for their achievements and really look forward to seeing who our final winners will be in December.
The TechWomen100 Awards is supported by Worldpay, Accenture, BAE Systems, Credit Suisse, Dell, Deloitte, NewsUK and Sky.
Written by MarketOrders
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PRESS RELEASE
MarketOrders is thrilled to announce they are part of the #WeAreOneTech campaign to inspire more women and individuals from underrepresented communities to consider starting an ambitious startup.
MarketOrders COO and co-founder, Sukhi Jutla, is one of 4 startup founder stories to be profiled for the launch of this nationwide campaign.
Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/dSalfHUTU-I
Read Sukhi’s full story here: https://medium.com/onetech-founder-stories/meet-sukhi-jutla-39a70f98ebeb
About OneTech
OneTech is a ground-breaking new initiative, supported by the JPMorgan Chase Foundation, to provide female entrepreneurs, and those from some of London’s most underrepresented communities, with the opportunity to start and scale a high growth tech business.
The lack of diversity costs the tech industry dearly in untapped potential, talent and growth. Capital Enterprise has long recognised that this needs to change.
This project will connect founders with mentors and access a range of workspace, pre-acceleration, acceleration and investment readiness opportunities.
We are aiming to get businesses to better understand why diversity and inclusion makes sense; what needs to be done to help diversify their recruitment and selection processes; and double the number of female and BAME (Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic) founders accessing investment by 2020.
We hope to inspire more women and individuals from underrepresented communities to consider starting an ambitious startup, and affect real change with supply, demand and culture change in London’s booming tech ecosystem.
Find out more: https://weareonetech.org/
Read The Evening Standard Coverage: https://www.standard.co.uk/tech/capital-enterprise-onetech-mission-diversity-tech-a3975191.html
#WeAreOneTech
Written by MarketOrders
October 2018
London & Partners’ Business Growth Programme offers impartial business advice and support to businesses based in London with between 3 to 250 employees and turnover of less than £40m looking to grow across London. We can help unlock your business potential by identifying barriers to growth and providing strategic solutions including mentoring, workshops, business growth advice and opportunities across our London network: businessgrowth.london
October 2018
BusinessCloud’s latest event in the capital heard from the heads of fast-growing technology businesses, who remain defiantly optimistic in the face of Brexit uncertainty but admit that recruitment will be a challenge.
London’s start-ups will find it more difficult to find and retain technology talent after Brexit – but tech leaders remain upbeat in the face of uncertainty. …
Read more: http://www.businesscloud.co.uk/news/londons-tech-sector-plays-down-brexit-fears?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=&utm_source=UKFastMailer1172&uuid=
On the 26th Sept 2018, MarketOrders COO, Sukhi Jutla, spoke on a panel on how and why retailers need to embrace blockchain.
Sukhi was joined by:
- Denis Baranov, Principal Consultant – DataArt
- Tony Long – Global eCommerce & Digital Marketing Lead, Kimberly-Clark
- Terry Igharoro, Founder & CEO – InventoryClub
Panel: Bracing to Reap the Benefits of Blockchain
The impact that blockchain will have on retailers is huge! Companies that are educated in how to implement this effectively and efficiently will find themselves at a significant advantage over those still scrambling to figure it out. In this session hear how blockchain will impact data security, supply chain and payments!
Check out some of the video clips to catch up on the event
Written by CEO & Founder, Ram Krishnna Rao
As some of you may know, our co-founder and COO, Sukhi Jutla, is also an author. But not just an ordinary author!
In April this year, Sukhi made world history when her book, Escape The Cubicle: Quit The Job You Hate, Create a Life You Love, was the first book in the world to be published on the blockchain. This means readers can now purchase books using cryptocurrency.
Sukhi was quoted in the City AM for their ‘CryptoInsider’ Feature on 21st Aug 2018, and Sukhi said:
As an author and entrepreneur, I am always looking for new ways to reach my readers. The blockchain allows authors an unprecedented and original way to crowdfund and distribute their books and Publica is the leading platform to do this with.
You can read the full edition here: http://dev2.cityam.com/assets/uploads/content/2018/09/crypto-spread-21aug2018-5b9a54a015d78.pdf
You can also read Sukhi’s post on publishing on the blockchain here: Sukhi Jutla, Founder and COO of Market Orders, presents an author case study in blockchain experiments with Publica
Written by CEO & Founder, Ram Krishnna Rao