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This spring the ON ITS AXIS team had the opportunity to tour a new, ground-breaking innovation center in Orange County. Fast forward to early September and the space we toured was fully revealed as SAP’s Innovation Center, a magical spot where multi-disciplinary teams explore emerging technologies and develop solutions to industry problems. Adding to the excitement, a creative workspace, HanaHaus Newport Beach, was also unveiled as a public space "...offering the changemakers of Southern California - entrepreneurs, creatives, students, thinkers, freelancers, and investors - a new kind of coworking experience." At this beautiful waterfront location at Lido Isle, Newport Beach, SAP teams are working on topics such as ambient voice technology, data labeling, AI-driven development, explainable AI, and data anonymization. The official launch occurred on September 6th and was memorialized with a grand opening event of which ON ITS AXIS participated. SAP welcomed more than 150 SAP customers, leaders, and business…

Thanks to our nonprofit partner, Start Giving Local, ON ITS AXIS had the opportunity to participate in a charity event in Ventura, California, on August 17th, 2019. This was our partner's first-ever volunteer charity cycling team, and athletes participated in the Metric Century (64 miles) and Century (102 miles) routes. In addition to achieving personal health and fitness goals (course completion in under 4 hours for the metric century team and under 7 hours of ride time for the century team), the cycling team also embodied the organization's tagline "Giving Should Be Easy." Money raised helped support various nonprofit organizations, including Kiwanis Club of Ventura and the Villalobos Animal Rescue Center. Additional charity cycling events are being planned for 2020. Stay tuned.

We are very pleased and excited to announce a new partnership with a truly innovative company - Alpha - an on-demand user insights platform delivering actionable customer insights in under 72 hours. The platform is so powerful and we believe in it so highly we have formally added it to the ON ITS AXIS Framework. It truly is the fastest way to learn about your future customers. If you are interested in rapidly exploring new markets, validating growth opportunities, and building better products faster, learn more about our partnership or schedule a demo call with a member of our team. Let speed-to-insight becomes your competitive advantage with the ON ITS AXIS strategy team guiding you as you scale faster!

Hailed as one of the best startup conferences on the planet, Startup Grind’s Global Conference 2019 did not disappoint. The company boasts 600 chapters in more than 120 countries and hosts conferences around the world with Redwood City, California, being selected four years in a row. What stood out to make this year’s event worthwhile? Beyond meeting clients, partners, old friends and making some new ones, here are three take-aways from the ON ITS AXIS team.   1. Simple Metrics + Benchmarking Matters Most to VC’s When a witty and successful Partner at a top VC firm presents on The Four Vital Signs of SaaS, we listen. While 90% of companies are not a fit for venture funding, it’s clear those that are need to focus. Rory explained how measuring too many things means measuring nothing so look at simple metrics: revenue growth, sales efficiency, revenue churn and cash burn. Once you…