Helping Clients Build Durable Growth Companies In Operational and Industrial Tech

Deep sector knowledge. Years of consulting experience. At VDC Strategy, our passion is helping operational and industrial technology companies and investors drive growth and achieve superior results.

Our Perspective

It’s Not About The Product – A Better Approach to Industrial & Operational Tech Sales

Companies exist to solve customer problems. That's the foundation of every successful business, and it should be the foundation of every sales conversation. Yet most sales training in industrial and operational technology companies starts in the same place: the product. That's exactly where deals go to die.

Industrial & Operational Tech Diligence – Why Revenue Retention Can Create A False Picture of A Target’s Health

Recurring revenue is among the most trusted signals of business health, and among the most easily misread. A book of contracted ARR with a high renewal rate is often seen as a powerful indicator of a business that is performing well. Yet these metrics often reveal something

Component Pricing Pressure is Spreading Beyond Memory

In February of this year, VDC Strategy published a piece on the impact of the memory supply shortage on pricing.

Select VDC Clients

Semiconductor Test Equipment - Charting New Pathways for Growth

See how we helped a leading semiconductor test solutions provider breathe new life into its product strategy in a fast-changing market.

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Digital Signage - Helping a Market Leader Evaluate An Expansion Into Open-Architecture Solutions

Learn how we helped an innovator in the digital signage market make critical decisions about its future offerings and the associated opportunity.

Physical Security: Executing A Turnaround In A Client's Core Market

When a leader in physical security technology found its core market no longer delivering the results it expected, it needed to know why and how to drive a turnaround. Learn how we helped them uncover the root causes of the stall and define a decisive strategy to regain momentum.

Physical Security: Unlocking New Growth Opportunities
Managed IoT Connectivity: Defining and Selling The Value Proposition

Managed IoT Connectivity: Defining and Selling The Value Proposition

As a pioneer in managed IoT connectivity came under pressure to defend its premium pricing, we helped them formulate a compelling value proposition and arm their sales team to win deals on value—not concessions.

From advanced semiconductors to retail loss prevention solutions to IoT connectivity and services, we’ve supported an enormous range of operational and industrial technology companies and their private equity sponsors.

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About Mitch

Mitch Solomon

President

Mitch has spent years supporting senior leaders of operational and industrial technology companies as well as private equity investors that participate in the space.  He is an active member of the Technology and Innovation Council at Graham Partners, a leading industrial technology focused private equity firm, and serves on the advisory boards of OptConnect (a top IoT connectivity provider) and DecisionPoint (a rapidly growing operational technology systems integrator).  Mitch has worked closely with a wide range of industrial technology clients on a diverse array of growth opportunities and challenges including applications of AI, c-suite recruiting, strategic planning, new market identification and entry, product strategy, competitive positioning, revenue retention, value proposition identification and messaging, sales strategy and execution, and board presentations. Mitch holds a BA from Northwestern University and an MBA from The Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College.