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Utility and Disruption: Technology for the Entrepreneurs in Hospitality: Highlights from the 2015 Technology Entrepreneurship Roundtable

dc.contributor.authorOlsen, Mona Anita Kristiansen
dc.contributor.authorMcDarby, Kelly
dc.date.accessioned2020-09-10T18:23:17Z
dc.date.available2020-09-10T18:23:17Z
dc.date.issued2015-07-01
dc.descriptionPillsbury Roundtable
dc.description.abstractThe inaugural Technology Entrepreneurship Roundtable brought thirty leading tech professionals and entrepreneurs to the Cornell University School of Hotel Administration during the spring 2015 semester. Participants examined the growth of the cloud and the resulting opportunities for entrepreneurs to break into established markets, notably by using mobile devices in remote and shared office spaces, streamlining documents and systems to prevent redundancy, and decreasing operating and switching costs while minimizing the need for established infrastructure. Given the economic flexibility afforded by renting assets, rather than owning them, consumers and entrepreneurs have driven the expansion of the so-called sharing economy. The support of venture capital has been critical for such entrepreneurial technology in the hospitality and travel industry. Technology is also key to the growing customer desire to have a personalized travel experience, which can become a challenge to established brands. Many of these tech-supported enterprises are disruptors that respond to consumers’ desire for options as they travel. To counter the disruptions and re-emphasize their standing, brands need to use market analytics when engaging with customers and to plan for using predictive analytics.
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dc.identifier.other7640792
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1813/71245
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.rightsRequired Publisher Statement: © Cornell University. This report may not be reproduced or distributed without the express permission of the publisher.
dc.subjectCornell
dc.subjectentrepreneurship
dc.subjectconferences
dc.subjecttechnology
dc.titleUtility and Disruption: Technology for the Entrepreneurs in Hospitality: Highlights from the 2015 Technology Entrepreneurship Roundtable
dc.typearticle
local.authorAffiliationOlsen, Mona Anita Kristiansen: mao24@cornell.edu Cornell University School of Hotel Administration
local.authorAffiliationMcDarby, Kelly: Cornell University School of Hotel Adminstration

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