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9Lenses, Insight to Action – Now on Amazon!!

Edwin Miller — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:40:08 +0000

We made a decision to go broad with this book ahead of the second book coming in March. If you have read the book, please follow this link: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1936319977 and go and write your thoughts on the book and rank it high!! I have heard GREAT comments from many of you, your rankings and posted comments will go soooo far in aiding us drive the buying trends on Amazon. I thank you all so much for taking the time to do this.

9Lenses CEO Edwin Miller Available for Speeches With Washington Speakers Bureau

Edwin Miller — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:11:32 +0000

9Lenses CEO Edwin Miller Available for Speeches With Washington Speakers Bureau

Washington, D.C. – (February 14, 2012) – 9Lenses, the leading provider of strategy automation software, today announced that the Washington Speakers Bureau is now working with Edwin Miller, 9Lenses founder and CEO. Miller, a four-time CEO and business author whose second book is scheduled for release in early 2012, will speak to executive audiences on topics such as data-driven business optimization, applying social media to drive business performance, and change management for executive teams.

“It’s an honor to be working with the Washington Speakers Bureau,” said Edwin Miller. “Over the last two years, I’ve spoken to executives all across the country, and it seems clear that there’s a groundswell of interest in applying cloud-based software to business problems, bringing social media-based software inside the enterprise, and adopting technology that let’s you benefit from information that is currently trapped within your organization.”

The Washington Speakers Bureau’s current clients include many of the world’s most sought-after speakers, including elected leaders, bestselling authors, and the world’s top executives.

To request Edwin Miller to speak at your next event, visit the official homepage for Edwin Miller on the Washington Speakers Bureau website.

About 9Lenses
9Lenses was founded in 2010 , and is the leading provider of cloud-based strategy automation software, making the discovery of insights automated, sustainable, and measurable for businesses of all sizes in any industry. With a fast growing customer set, we empower our customers to have a quantifiable approach for driving clarity, collective learning, and alignment.

About WSB Washington Speakers Bureau (WSB)
The WSB is the world’s preeminent lecture agency representing leaders whose ideas and experience inspire with vision, imagination and courage. From distinguished U.S. and global leaders, prominent economic experts, renowned business visionaries, to thought-provoking journalists, sports legends, historians, humorists and great achievers that you cannot find anywhere else, WSB connects audiences with the keynotes, panel and joint presentations as well as advisory services.

Everything is Non-Linear and FAST!

Edwin Miller — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:17:12 +0000

In a complex world one’s mind must handle an open, non-linear system where unconstrained dynamics can cause rapid transformational change or chaos. Novelties, ambiguities, and infinite variables prevent equilibrium. For example, a social media strategy cannot be created, tuned, then perfected like a combustion engine. Instead, it must adapt to unique, ever-changing variables like technology platforms, population trends, and the ubiquitous “cool” factor.

DC Modern Mag – A memo to your bosses

Edwin Miller — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 22:08:10 +0000

Good article on the need to listen to employees. They really do know what they know… We need to enable them to use their knowledge.

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CNBC picks up SpotLightTMS!! http://ori.cnbc.com/id/44056285

Edwin Miller — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 23:16:32 +0000

SpotlightTMS adds Edwin Miller to board of directors – http://bit.ly/q3fiZ1

Edwin Miller — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 22:02:36 +0000

CALABASAS, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Spotlight (www.SpotlightTMS.com) — the first SaaS provider to automate and centralize all aspects of ticket management to help corporations efficiently manage their sports and entertainment tickets, suites and hospitality assets — today announced the addition of Edwin Miller to the company’s board of directors.

An accomplished growth and turn-around expert in the IT sector, Miller is CEO at 9Lenses, a media and software company that provides a social approach to assessing and optimizing businesses.

“We’re delighted to welcome Edwin Miller to Spotlight’s board,” said Tony Knopp, Spotlight president and co-founder. “His successful background as a software CEO, combined with his remarkable energy and ideas, will bring invaluable insight to our board.”

“I’m impressed with the vision of Spotlight’s management team, who are all former StubHub executives,” Miller said. “They’ve identified a huge market opportunity and have created the most advanced corporate ticket management software on the market today. Corporate ticket management represents a potential billion-dollar market and Spotlight is well positioned to expand its leadership position in the space. In time, every corporation will be tracking the upside and downside of their ticket and suite assets with Spotlight’s platform.”

In its four-year history, the company has established itself as an industry leader within the event ticket management space. The company’s signature product, Spotlight Ticket Management Solution, enables businesses to eliminate ticket fraud, reduce wasted tickets, analyze return on investment, and comply with complicated tax reporting of sports and entertainment expenses.

Spotlight’s customer roster includes a growing list of forward-thinking companies that embrace SpotlightTMS, including Motorola, Comcast, Google, MetLife, Nike, Oracle, Time Warner Cable Media Sales, NBC Universal, BlueCross BlueShield of Kansas City, Stanley Black & Decker, and Principal Financial Group. Spotlight’s team partners include the San Antonio Spurs, Cleveland Cavaliers, Indianapolis Colts, Miami Heat, Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Bears.

Miller’s appointment underscores both Spotlight’s potential and its ambition. The company recently closed an initial $2.5 million round of funding, led by Point Judith Capital. Jim Pallotta, co-owner of the Boston Celtics, and Brian Bedol, founder of sports television channels Classic Sports Network and CSTV (now ESPN Classic and CBS College Sports, respectively), also participated in the Series A funding.

Miller joins a group of Spotlight board members that includes board chairman Knopp, along with fellow Spotlight co-founder Joe Greiner, CEO. Rounding out the board are David Matriano and Sean Marsh, co-founders and general partners of Point Judith Capital. Along with Knopp and Greiner, Spotlight was co-founded by Aric Haut, COO.

“Edwin joins our board at a time of exciting new opportunities for Spotlight,” Greiner said. “We’re focused on expansion, and based on current growth trends, we expect to double our run-rate within the next twelve months.”

About Spotlight

Spotlight (www.SpotlightTMS.com) is the first Software as a Service (“SaaS”) provider to automate all aspects of sports and entertainment tickets, suites, and hospitality assets, including tickets from such providers as StubHub, among others. Its Spotlight Ticket Management Solution generates data to determine ROI from sponsorship assets, season tickets, luxury suites, hospitality, and events. Focusing solely on its clients’ and partners’ bottom line in sports and entertainment, with no per ticket fees, Spotlight is the industry’s only firm without a conflict of interest.

Edwin Miller — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 23:49:46 +0000

March 31, 2011

Today’s Mavericks, Tomorrow’s Millionaires

MindShare is celebrating its 15th anniversary of bringing first-time tech CEOs together to discuss all things business. Not bad for a group that didn’t know if it was going to have a second meeting. “We had a vote at the end of our first meeting if people wanted to continue,” says co-founder Harry Glazer, “and everyone said yes, and we’re still here today.”

This morning, we caught up with a Mt. Rushmore of MindShare: Edwin Miller, April Young, Kathy Penny, Harry, and Charlie Thomas, with Valhalla’s Gene Reichers joining us on the phone. They tell us that Mindshare grew in the mid-90s as a way to create a community that previously existed in the valley. At first, people were tentative, fearful of sharing trade secrets with competitors, but they quickly learned it was a way to bounce ideas off people in similar situations, plus learn from legends like Mario Marino, Ted Leonsis, and Don Rainey.

“It can be lonely as a CEO, but MindShare has created a band of brothers who’ve come to really value their time together,” says Harry. What’s developed though is a deep network of resources who have partnered on government contracts, investments, shared talent, and just became friends in a competitive world.

Edwin and Charlie are heading up a new MindShare alumni group. After 15 years, the organization has 570 graduates that have all been CEOs of tech companies in both the commercial and federal space. The idea is to leverage their collective power in organizing information (say the going rates for Series A funding) and their collective business power, like trying to reduce company healthcare costs. “We’re exploring what the entreprenuers and the leadership want this year, but the potential is outstanding,” Edwin says.

MindShare

Retroactive Changes

Edwin Miller — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 19:05:56 +0000

It is human nature to understand structural change retroactively, which is what we mean when we say that hindsight is 20/20. Take for instance the 2010 Gulf oil spill. I bet the CEO of British Petroleum would love to have the first 90 days of expectations setting back.

Early Stage Venture Capital Formation through the 9Lenses

Edwin Miller — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 13:38:05 +0000

The MindShare class of 2011 had its second meeting of the year last evening. Tony Glowacki, the CEO of WealthEngine and I were on the panel with Don Rainey, GP at Grotech Ventures as the facilitator. The topic was around forming A round venture capital. Here were the takeaways I for the entrepreneurs in the room – leveraging the 9Lenses – which are pervasive in all of our business and continually changing.

Market Lens – have formed a sound understanding of the Market Lens of a business (Characteristics, Customer, Competition, Positioning, and Timing as best possible) and continually live in this lens.
People Lens – have performed and / or determined the right 10 to 15 jobs that need to be done on a daily basis – this leads directly to the financial model and uses of capital.
Financial Lens – have formed a financial model that demonstrates what the strategy in a go to market would like with varying techniques and tempos; Have probed and found a viable model in a bootstrap manner before taking in capital.
Strategy Lens – have the outline of a Strategy that gives more than it receives and is simple to articulate but hard to copy… Possess a sound perspective on the product, place, price, and promotion that will be leveraged.
Operations Lens – understand the operational pieces that need to occur to bring the strategy to life and what their costs would be to the business in a non-conservative manner.
Execution Lens – understand the milestones that need to be achieved and executed upon – have them in mind, can roll off your tongue.
Expectations Lens – be transparent with the investors, no surprises, and set appropriate expectations for them – spend other people’s money more carefully than our own. Most importantly in the Expectations Lens – know that everything will change and be okay with that – lead, shape, form, probe the change…
Governance Lens – add investors that would provide excellent insight and oversight to the business – not just big names.
Entity Lens – know the IP strategy and have a foundation / understanding of what is protectable and what is not and what to do about it… Have worked toward the right set of contracts / terms for customers to the best of your ability.

Please Join Us for the Differentiation Part II Webinar

Edwin Miller — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 21:30:46 +0000

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Differentiation Part II: The 9Lenses Differentiation Workflow

How can you differentiate your company? Is it through your products, your people, or both? Are there more areas in your business that can drive lasting differentiation? This presentation series will demonstrate how you can use the 9Lenses to create differentiation in your business, division, product, or program. Part II of this series will break down a differentiation example with a work-flow template that you can use within your organization to develop your own differentiation strategy and operational processes.

This presentation series is designed and offered to deliver you maximum value in a short period of time. Each webinar is 45 minutes. Part II which is airing in April 2011 is offered on two separate dates to accommodate participant’s schedules. You need only register for one of the dates available in April.