Because of the coronavirus pandemic, restaurants across the country have shut down entirely or switched to pickup and delivery only. Nick Kokonas is the co-owner of the Alinea Group and founder and CEO of online restaurant reservation system Tock. Tock recently launched Tock To Go, a platform that helps dine-in restaurants offer pickup and…
Energy CX analyzes utility invoices, sustainability goals, pain points and the physical features of buildings, then provides a report of recommended solutions. It helps companies implement the plan and make sure it’s working. Founded in 2005 by Mark and Ellen Rice, is now in the hands of their sons, chief revenue officer (CRO) Nathan…
Founder and CEO of SupplyHive. Procurement is one of the least sexy parts of business — known for bloated budgets. Companies aren’t interested in signing long contracts with suppliers when there’s so much new tech to explore every year. To keep up, businesses need a quick way to analyze which suppliers will bring the greatest…
Traditionally, only big companies with large marketing budgets have been able to build shiny, high-functioning apps. Individuals and small businesses make do with clunky, low-end apps, if they bother at all. The future is micro: “Draftbit and other platforms are creating this ability to create apps for small numbers of people,” says Brian Luerssen,…
Arturo, a spinout of American Family Insurance, uses artificial intelligence (AI) and deep learning to evaluate images of buildings and assess risk factors. The technology makes the underwriting process faster and more accurate. Google Earth and Google Maps offer untapped value for businesses that need information about a certain area and don’t want to…
There are at least five well-known food delivery apps battling for dominance in the restaurant-to-home delivery market. But people don’t just eat in their homes — and they want the convenience of an app wherever they go. Peanuts, Cracker Jacks and other snacks are as much a part of live sports games as the…
CEO of LogicGate. Governance, risk and compliance (GRC) software is deeply unsexy, extremely important and mostly unexplored — until now, thanks to LogicGate. Matt Kunkel, co-founder and CEO of LogicGate, understands GRC has a dreary reputation — and he’s happy to be part of the team working to make it easy. He and his co-founders…
Some analysts estimate the software spend on risk and compliance was around $35 billion in 2019. Most software designed to help with GRC takes a long time to integrate and comes with parameters that limit what you can use it with and for. LogicGate software allows businesses to pick and choose apps and features…
Groupon’s new CTO, John Higginson, explains why his job is less about coding and more about people, plus how to be the kind of leader your team respects. Becoming CTO has meant putting people before machines. “This is more a people role than a technology role,” John says. “Figuring out how to get the right…
John Higginson became Groupon’s new CTO in December 2019. A Chicago native, John previously served as CTO for software firm Applied Systems, floral industry experts FTD, vehicle fleet-leasing company Wheels Inc. and most recently FinTech company Enova International. John started out as a typical computer whiz, but realized he wanted more say over the…