BGV Operational Playbook – Increasing NRR Through Pricing Strategies
In our concluding segment of CJ Slyfield’s Operational Playbook series, we look at Values-Based Pricing Strategies as a vehicle to increase NRR. CJ covers the foundations of pricing in the form of cost, competition and customer value, and reviews offensive and defensive pricing strategies. Finally, he looks at usage based pricing vs. values based pricing and the […]
Special: Harnessing the Power of Generative AI in Cybersecurity
Over the past decade, BGV and Forgepoint have been investing in innovative AI and Cybersecurity startups. Alberto Yépez (Managing Director at Forgepoint Capital) and Anik Bose (Managing Partner at BGV and Founder of the Ethical AI Governance Group (EAIGG)) share their perspectives on how cybersecurity innovation will be impacted by Generative AI. Their joint theses is that Generative AI will enhance […]
Founders Panel on the Future of Work

BGV brings decades of experience scaling global businesses across innovation hubs around the world. Building cross border ventures, however, comes with a unique set of challenges and opportunities. In this panel discussion, focused on the Future of Work, startup executives from Platform.sh, AiDash and Evinced share first hand experience working across geos with founding teams […]
Virtana Acquires Cloud and Kubernetes Observability Solution Powered by Advanced AI and Open-Source Telemetry Collection, OpsCruise
For original article click here. PALO ALTO, California—June 15, 2023— Virtana, the leading IT operations management (ITOM) company accelerating hybrid, multi-vendor, and multi-cloud infrastructure innovation with artificial intelligence for IT operations (AIOps), has acquired cloud observability platform, OpsCruise, the only purpose-built cloud-native, and Kubernetes observability platform. OpsCruise’s solution empowers ITOps/DevOps/SRE teams to predict performance degradation and pinpoint […]
It Might Be Controversial, But AI Could Help Create A Greener Future
For original article, click here. It used to just be a term exclusively reserved for technology correspondents, but now barely a day goes by without artificial intelligence (AI) making the headlines in some way, or another. Last week, a statement published by the Center for AI Safety warned it could lead to the extinction of […]
BGV Operational Paybook – Maximizing Value

Following on our Operational Playbook series, CJ Slyfield highlights how product managers can use structured solutioning frameworks to maximize value for customers. In this segment, CJ introduces mind mapping, to consider customer values and pain points, and story mapping, to define product goals. The next chapter will hone in, more specifically, on features and solutions. Stay tuned as we […]
Stack Identity and AWS Partner for Continuous Monitoring and Remediation of Shadow Access in public and data cloud environments
Stack Identity has achieved Validated Partner status and passed the AWS Foundational Technical Review for its automated cloud IAM operations platform. The Stack Identity platform detects the dynamically changing yet recurring risk of data exfiltration, and helps remediate thousands of at-risk human and machine identities and associated permissions and entitlements. Through its live data attack […]
EverestLabs Reports Increased AI and Robotics Adoption by Leading Material Recovery and Reprocessing Facilities
For original article click here. Republic Services, Pioneer Recycling Services, KW Plastics, Universal Waste Systems (UWS), Sims Municipal Recycling (SMR) amongst leading recyclers expanding with EverestLabs’ RecycleOS AI and robotics fleet to achieve 2-3X higher recovery while lowering costs by 50% FREMONT, Calif., May 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — EverestLabs, developer of RecycleOS, the first AI-enabled […]