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Still Waters Run Deep: A Profile of cloudBuy’s Nilesh Gopali by Jon Hansen

May 5, 2015

One of the most exciting elements of Procurement Insights’ New Wave Companies Program, is that it does not provide an expansive list of vendors or, attempt to fall back on the familiar features, functions, benefits framework of the past. Let’s face it, the myriad of lists and quadrants over the years have done little in […]

Avoiding the dot.com bust: Why India’s new eCommerce boom isn’t a bubble by Jon Hansen

January 9, 2015

We are all likely familiar with the term those who fail to learn from the past are doomed to repeat it. There is also the saying that “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again but expecting different results.” Just as an interesting aside, Albert Einstein is often times given credit for making this observation, […]

Is eCommerce bad for the economy? by Jon Hansen

October 2, 2014

The other day I received an interesting phone call from Daniel Blaise who, after reading my coverage of the emerging eCommerce world, wondered if I had ever considered the possible downside of this “new” global reality. Downside? How could there be a downside? Blaise is the founder of nearest.com, which was established as a means […]

With the launch of #cloudtour 2014, the time for cloudBuy is now by Jon Hansen

October 1, 2014

New Wave 2014 company cloudBuy has just begun a 5 country, 30 day tour in which they will travel to Dubai, Mumbai, Singapore, Syndney and Hong Kong to talk about their unique B2B eCommerce platform. What makes them unique? Why after 20 years is the company, according to founder and Chairman Ronald Duncan, now in […]

Direct and Indirect Procurement in the B2B World

September 8, 2014

Originally posted on In The Cloud:
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is part 3 in a 4 part series by cloudBuy’s Nilesh Gopali that has been published in the Brokers Forum of India magazine. You can access parts 1 and 2 in the series through the following links; July issue, page 26 for article part 1 of 4 …

The New eCommerce B2B World: Redefining the Buyer – Supplier Relationship by Nilesh Gopali

August 5, 2014

EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is part 2 in a 4 part series by cloudBuy’s Nilesh Gopali that has been published in the Brokers Forum of India magazine. You can access part 1 in the series through the following link; July issue, page 26 for article part 1 of 4 In my previous article Connecting the dots […]

Enhancing the retail experience for corporate buyers by Jon Hansen

July 14, 2014

Specifically, people started to ask the question “why can’t we have the same experience sitting at the office as we do at home?” Consumer experience it is safe to say has forever changed the business world’s approach to B2B engagement. – Ronald Duncan, January 8th, 2014 In The Cloud post I have with great interest […]

cloudBuy’s Nilesh Gopali writes about eCommerce innovation and the Indian economy

July 4, 2014

Editor’s Note: Nilesh Gopali was recently appointed to the position of Country Head, India for cloudBuy, based out of Mumbai. Below is the link to the first in a series of articles he has written for Brokers Forum magazine regarding how eCommerce innovation is both influencing and redefining the Indian economy. See July issue, page […]

When the light goes on: How cloudBuy sees the world differently by Jon Hansen

April 29, 2014

Similar to our other New Wave 2014 organizations, there were a number of reasons why we selected cloudBuy as a company to watch this year. From their relationship with Visa through which they are able to address the challenges that smaller suppliers face in terms of over 90 receivables that no longer support their operating […]

Sustainability and Finance by Ian Burdon

November 4, 2013

Editor’s Note: Ian Burdon is currently the Director of Strategic Business Development at Elcom, Inc. Prior to joining Elcom, Ian held senior positions with the Scottish Government including Head of eProcurement Scotland. The views in this article represent his personal views and do not reflect the views of Elcom. As I discussed in my last […]