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Meet Our Fellows: Rod Milligan T’21

Joe McDonald

On: December 18th, 2020

Name Roderick Milligan T’21 Hometown Augusta, Georgia (same as James Brown and Laurence Fishburne!) What did you do prior to Tuck? Drilling and Comp...

T’21 Fellows’ Projects: Breadth of Diversity of Thought and Depth of Interest

Patrick Wheeler

On: December 18th, 2020

Each year, CDS MBA Fellows undertake self-directed research projects on contemporary digital strategy topics. Projects are chosen and directed by the ...

Salesforce and Slack: What it May Mean for the Future of Enterprise Tech

Patrick Wheeler, Joe McDonald

On: December 9th, 2020

It’s been just over a week since Salesforce announced its plans to acquire Slack in a deal worth $27 billion, and there is no shortage of opinions o...

Walmart+ Demonstrates a Patient, Focused Digital Strategy

Patrick Wheeler, Joe McDonald

On: September 4th, 2020

On Tuesday, Walmart announced the launch date for its new membership platform, Walmart+. At the Center for Digital Strategies, we spend a lot of time ...

Introducing Our T’21 MBA Fellows

Patrick Wheeler

On: April 28th, 2020

About the CDS MBA Fellows Program Two decades ago, thanks to the generosity of Ed Glassmeyer, Roger McNamee and others, the Center for Digital Strateg...

CDS Fellow Christopher Waltham T’20

Joe McDonald, Assistant Director

On: April 24th, 2020

The Center for Digital Strategies at Tuck recently sat down with T’20 CDS Fellow Chris Waltham to learn more about his background, interests, an...

Simple Value Proposition, Complex Digital Strategies

Posted by Joe McDonald

On: April 22nd, 2020

What is your clear promise to your customers, your clients, your constituents? That’s the question Professor Alva Taylor, Faculty Director of th...

Creating a Digital-First Strategy

Joe McDonald, Assistant Director

On: April 9th, 2020

In a recent article in Stanford Social Innovation Review, CDS Faculty Director Alva Taylor was quoted in an article about how non-profit organization...

The More Things Change . . What does General Management Mean in the Digital era?

Tom Monahan

On: March 4th, 2020

Last fall, the Center for Digital Strategies hosted PK Executive Chairman Tom Monahan at Tuck for the Britt Technology Impact Series. Tom reflects on ...

Lessons Learned: Silicon Slopes 2020

Joe McDonald, Assistant Director

On: February 13th, 2020

In late January 2020, the Center for Digital Strategies descended upon Salt Lake City, Utah, with 3 CDS Fellows for the Silicon Slopes Tech Summit. Si...

Product Led Growth & The New SAAS Buying Committee

Alex Becker

On: January 30th, 2020

How do you evaluate enterprise software? A free trial? A sales demo? A Request For Proposal (RFP)? A recommendation? The answer increasingly depends...

On the Ground in China: Witnessing Digital Transformation at a Global Scale

Patrick Wheeler, Joe McDonald

On: January 9th, 2020

In the last decade, it has become increasingly clear that the Bay Area has new competition for tech dominance. We’re not talking about Seattle, New ...

CDS Fellow Brendan Berry T’20

Posted by Joe McDonald

On: December 16th, 2019

Meet Brendan Berry, CDS Fellow, previously a technical product manager, China-traveler, and all around great guy. To meet the rest of our Fellows and ...

Tech 101: Learning Series Teaches Tech Fundamentals to Future General Managers

Joe McDonald, Assistant Director

On: December 9th, 2019

Over the past several years, the Center for Digital Strategies heard from Tuck students and alumni that some students need to learn the basics of the ...

CDS Brings MBA Programming to Alumni at Reunion Weekend 2019

Patrick Wheeler

On: October 11th, 2019

Panel Examines Managing Trust in the Digital Age The Center for Digital Strategies has delivered rich learning programming for MBA students for nearly...