Today, any company that wishes to be great must also be a great technology company. In the words of Bill Gates, "Information technology and business are becoming inextricably interwoven. I don’t think anybody can talk meaningfully about one without talking about the other."

Why Technical Organizations Hit Growth Walls and How to Break Through

In today’s hyper-digital era, companies are sitting on vast reserves of untapped assets—data. Whether you’re a startup or a multinational, the sheer volume of information you generate every day represents an incredible opportunity. With AI rapidly transforming business landscapes, the time has come to start “digging digital wells” and turning raw data into strategic gold.

When Klarna CEO Sebastian Siemiatkowski mentioned during a quarterly investor call that his company was planning to use AI to shut down Salesforce and Workday, he had no idea of the storm it would create. Klarna, a buy-now-pay-later platform, is reported on the cusp of filing for a $1 billion-plus IPO so investors are watching closely to get a sense of how AI is impacting the cost of operating a business, with a focus on business software and SaaS.

During my 15 years at Amazon, I witnessed firsthand how the company repeatedly turned ambitious ideas into category-creating and leading products at a pace unmatched by most competitors. From AWS and Prime to Kindle and Alexa, Amazon has built an impressive portfolio of billion-dollar businesses that seem to defy the conventional wisdom about large companies being unable to move fast and innovate consistently.