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Matt Domo

Chief Executive Officer and FounderFifthVantage

Austin, TX

Member Since October 2021

Skills

Cloud Computing
Artificial Intelligence
Technical Innovation

About

As CEO of FifthVantage, Matt helps his clients unleash the power of digital transformation by embracing cutting edge technology strategies unique to their businesses to empower their teams, ignite customer delight, and create sustainable growth. Matt is a world-class futurist and thought leader in the fields of business and technology. His passion is to blend "what could be" with technology while pragmatically helping focus on what delivers results for your business. Matt is one of the founders of Amazon Web Services and a pioneer in the AI and cloud computing industry. He has created nine cutting-edge cloud products and seven e-commerce website solutions, generating Billions in revenue for Amazon, Microsoft, and Rackspace. Matt was recognized by Passion Vista Magazine as one of the Global Icons of 2023, by USA Today as one of the "Top 9 Most Exciting Entrepreneurs of 2021" and as one of the "Top 50 Technology Leaders in the World" by Intercon, the Internet Technology Conference. Matt writes for Newsweek and Fast Company magazines about what's new and essential in Artificial Intelligence, Digital Technology Strategy, Digital Transformation, and Entrepreneurial Leadership.

Published content

The 2024 Digital Technology Trends To Pay Attention To Right Now

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I expect 2024 to bring the birth of the immersive internet and introduce new ways to make us productive and efficient.

Practical Ways to Navigate the AI Hysteria

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Analyzing the use of AI in your business and life with a practical lens is critical.

15 Ways Leaders Can Foster a Supportive Company Culture

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Rather than perpetuating the same old top-down power dynamics, leaders can instead prioritize employees' needs. The role of company culture in many businesses has changed in recent years. This has meant moving away from traditional power structures where leaders decided the business path forward to systems that focus on intentionally giving employees a seat at the decision-making table.  While these efforts have proved fruitful for attracting and retaining employees, fostering a supportive internal culture is an ongoing undertaking that must regularly be assessed. As experts, the members of Newsweek Expert Forum understand the key role that leaders play in maintaining company culture. Below, 15 of them share their best advice on how leaders can create and sustain a supportive internal culture.

15 Things Leaders Can Learn From Observing Innovative Powerhouses

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Taking notes on how the world's largest and most innovative corporations operate can help businesses of any size emulate their success.  There are certain companies you hear about nearly every day, whether they're new or have been around for decades. These powerhouse companies find a significant problem that needs to be solved and develop innovative, pleasing solutions for customers. Many startup leads aim to achieve that kind of notoriety, and there is much to be learned from observing powerhouses like Amazon, Google, Microsoft and others. Below, 15 Newsweek Expert Forum members shared some important lessons they've learned by watching the strategies of other successful businesses. 

How to Leverage Adversity for Business Success

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In operating a business, the one thing entrepreneurs can undoubtedly expect is to encounter challenges. Even with a solid business plan, well-developed products or services and a network of established customers hungering for said business offerings, organizations have no guarantee of challenge-free success. In fact, if there is one thing a business owner can expect, it’s that they will encounter adversity.  Despite this fact, adversity should be regarded as an opportunity for businesses to regroup and innovate. Learning strategies for effectively handling and overcoming these obstacles can allow entrepreneurs to operate their business in an even better way than before. To that end, 13 Newsweek Expert Forum members offer advice below on how entrepreneurs can strategically leverage adversity for business success.

How Entrepreneurs Can Differentiate Their Offerings in a Crowded Market

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Demonstrating the unique value your business offers can help set your business apart from the competition. A crowded market can present entrepreneurs with a number of challenges. In addition to building up the business and establishing connections with prospective customers, entrepreneurs also have to know how to navigate competition. Others in the market may offer similar or even the same products or services, so learning how to best appeal to potential customers helps set your business apart. When customers have a variety of choices, demonstrating the value your business can offer is essential to attracting and retaining those customers. To help, 12 Newsweek Expert Forum members share how entrepreneurs can approach differentiating their products or services in an oversaturated market.

Company details

FifthVantage

Company bio

We help our clients digitally transform by adopting emerging technologies unique to their businesses to empower their teams, delight their customers, and create sustainable growth. We are C-level executives and veterans of the AI and Cloud Computing industry with Amazon AWS, Microsoft, HP, and Symantec that created transformational products generating Billions of revenue from the ground up. We know exactly what it takes to empower your business to leverage technology, improve operations, stay competitive, and achieve strategic objectives in this rapidly evolving digital landscape. We’re not here to fit you into a pre-existing box. Our mission is to understand your unique needs and build a digital strategy plan that propels your business into the future. Here are some of the other questions we can help you with while building your unique Digital roadmap: ☛ How do we create a compelling AI Strategy that delivers quick wins with high ROI? ☛ How do we create a technical, business, and process innovation system? ☛ Would IoT, Edge Computing, and other technologies help us accelerate our ability to go Digital? ☛ How do we avoid sticking with bad ideas for way too long and move to a model where we experiment fast and efficiently? ☛ How do we Implement a cloud-native approach with AWS Cloud Services for our software in 30% less time? ☛ How do we streamline our hybrid multi-cloud strategy and approach? ☛ What technologies and architecture must we use to transform our applications digitally, and how can we develop a successful transition plan? We’re not Accenture. We’re not Deloitte. We’re a team of dedicated Digital Technology and AI strategists who deliver boutique, personalized AI consulting services and strategy without the hefty price tag. We're uniquely positioned to help you rationalize the best uses of emerging Digital Technologies like AI to transform your business. We’ve done it. We’ve seen it. And we’re here to help you achieve it.

Industry

Technology

Area of focus

Artificial Intelligence
Management Consulting
Innovation Management

Company size

2 - 10