Leadership in the analog economy was relatively straightforward: competitors were largely fixed, investment flows were primarily into established companies, the pace of innovation was slow and primacy was placed on the efficiency of operations at scale. Winning in the digital economy is far more complex. Operations and scale continue to be important, but as digital has revolutionized industries, competition, and business models, new leadership capabilities and new approaches to strategy and investment are necessary to guide organizations through the transition from analog to digital, and to thrive in the digital economy.

Ryan McManus is an entrepreneur, board director, investor and lecturer focusing on digital transformation and emerging technologies. He is the founder of techtonic.io, an AI SaaS platform, Managing Director of Inflexhn Partners VC, and serves on the board of Nortech Systems and the New York Chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors. Ryan serves as clinical faculty with Columbia University, Duke CE and the NACD and is an advisor to startups, venture funds and Fortune 500 organizations globally. He is a widely published author and his articles have appeared in Harvard Business Review, The Economist, and Dialogue, among others.