Olivia Hartwell
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Olivia Hartwell is an editorial byline for Startups & Giants, with a focus on Markets, Industry Trends, Financial Performance. Biographical credentials and external profiles are published only after verification.
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Quantum Computing Is a Planning Problem, Not a Distant Threat: Your Enterprise Roadmap to Post-Quantum Cryptography
Quantum computing presents a near-term strategic risk to enterprise data security, necessitating a phased migration to post-quantum cryptography (PQC) now. The immediate focus should be on conducting a cryptographic inventory and developing a documented migration roadmap to address 'harvest now, decrypt later' threats and upcoming government mandates.
Nov 11, 2026 · 5 min read
CBDCs Cut Both Ways for Financial Stability: The Bank Run Risk and the Information Dividend
Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) present a fundamental trade-off for financial stability, offering policymakers real-time data to prevent crises while simultaneously posing a risk of accelerated bank runs.
Nov 10, 2026 · 5 min read
Circular Supply Chains vs. Product as a Service: Which Sustainable Business Model Fits Your Company
This article compares Circular Supply Chains and Product as a Service (PaaS) as actionable sustainable business models, providing a strategic framework to help companies choose the best fit based on their value chain, customer behavior, and measurable outcomes.
Nov 5, 2026 · 5 min read
In-House, Outsourced, or Hybrid: How an E-commerce Startup Should Structure Cross-Border Payment Compliance
E-commerce startups expanding internationally should strategically choose a cross-border payment compliance model, often favoring outsourcing specialized execution to providers while retaining internal oversight. This approach balances resources, market complexity, and risk for efficient global operations.
Nov 1, 2026 · 5 min read
GPU, ASIC, or FPGA? A Decision Framework for Enterprise AI Infrastructure
Choosing the right AI hardware—GPU, ASIC, or FPGA—for enterprise infrastructure depends on matching chip architecture to specific workload needs, balancing flexibility, efficiency, and cost. This article provides a decision framework for CTOs and IT architects to select AI semiconductor architectures, detailing trade-offs for training, inference, and prototyping.
Nov 1, 2026 · 5 min read
How Interest Rates, Inflation and GDP Growth Reach Into Startup Valuation Models
Macroeconomic forces directly impact key startup valuation inputs like discount rates and growth assumptions, rather than acting vaguely. Understanding how indicators such as interest rates, inflation, and GDP growth affect these components provides founders and investors with a strategic advantage.
Oct 31, 2026 · 5 min read
Where AI Healthcare Products Face Regulation — and the Ethical Risks That Decide Whether They Succeed
AI healthcare innovators must navigate distinct global regulations and critical ethical risks like bias, opacity, and accountability. A structured assessment framework helps address these challenges, ensuring products meet both legal and ethical standards.
Oct 30, 2026 · 5 min read
Four Hurdles That Keep Startup Ecosystems From Producing Scale-Ups
Startup ecosystems often struggle to scale companies due to four systemic hurdles: limited late-stage capital, talent gaps, regulatory complexity, and market fragmentation. Addressing these requires a holistic approach from ecosystem builders to foster growth.
Oct 25, 2026 · 6 min read
Why AI Is Harder to Use in Global Macro Investing — and the Two Techniques That Change That
Applying AI to global macro investing faces unique data scarcity challenges, but purpose-built techniques like data pooling and learn-to-rank models are making it feasible. The article also explores three potential AI-driven macroeconomic scenarios and the market signals to monitor for each.
Oct 25, 2026 · 5 min read
Four Principles CHROs Can Use to Adapt Leadership for AI, From The Conference Board
Chief Human Resources Officers (CHROs) must adapt leadership structures to keep pace with AI adoption. A new framework from The Conference Board offers four principles to guide this adaptation, focusing on accountability, human judgment, flexible models, and workforce planning.
Oct 21, 2026 · 5 min read
Five Signals That Separate AI's Real Economic Buildout From the Hype
Distinguish AI's real economic buildout from market hype by tracking tangible indicators like infrastructure spending and corporate earnings using publicly available data. This framework helps entrepreneurs and investors assess AI's genuine economic progress.
Oct 21, 2026 · 6 min read
Is the AI Boom a Dot-Com Repeat? Four Indicators Say Not Quite
The current AI boom shares some similarities with the dot-com bubble, but key differences in company profitability, capital funding, and market concentration suggest it may not be a direct repeat of the March 2000 crash. Investors can monitor specific indicators like sustained profitability and diversified funding to assess AI market stability.
Oct 19, 2026 · 5 min read
From Campaigns to Enterprise Value: How Leaders Scale AI in Marketing
AI's true value in marketing lies in reinventing the operating model to drive enterprise value, moving beyond isolated campaigns. Scaling AI requires organizational shifts and C-suite alignment, not just technological adoption.
Oct 17, 2026 · 4 min read
Nanoplastics in Your Supply Chain: An Uncertain Risk That Deserves a Plan Now
Nanoplastics are entering the food supply, and while not yet regulated or proven to pose a human health risk, regulators are acknowledging the issue. Supply chain managers must prepare for future testing requirements and market expectations as scientific understanding and regulatory action evolve.
Oct 17, 2026 · 5 min read
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Explained for Investors and Business Professionals
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is a blockchain-based financial system operating without traditional intermediaries, offering services like lending and trading. It covers DeFi's core technologies, applications, and crucial risks for investors and business professionals.
Oct 1, 2026 · 6 min read
Evaluating Drone Innovation: A Framework for Strategic Investment
This article outlines a framework for evaluating drone technology innovation, crucial for strategic investment, by integrating patent data with national ecosystem readiness factors. It helps investors and entrepreneurs assess a technology's potential and its supportive environment.
Oct 1, 2026 · 4 min read
Sagging settling control additives market growth forecasts 2035 coatings
The global market for settling control additives will grow at a mere 3.
Sep 20, 2026 · 3 min read
Understanding Circular Economy Principles and Their Integration
By 2030, adopting a circular economy could unlock an astounding EUR 1.
Sep 20, 2026 · 3 min read
5 Emerging Enterprise Technologies for 2026
By 2026, Agentic AI —systems drafting, summarizing, and executing tasks with minimal supervision —will replace the Generative AI tools many enterprises are just now adopting.
Sep 20, 2026 · 5 min read
What is the creator economy and why is it reshaping business models?
In the past 18 months, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken over 60 formal actions against creators and brands for disclosure violations.
Sep 18, 2026 · 4 min read