By Chris Shipley (Co-Founder, Guidewire Group) You no doubt know Guidewire Group as an analyst firm committed to the success of early-stage technology companies. Indeed, when we started the company in 2004, our goal was to accelerate emerging businesses and emerging markets around the world. Across the years, we’ve consulted with startups and large companies, produced programs and events that bring the Innovation Ecosystem together to debate ideas, and perhaps now most famously developed a methodology to measure and benchmark startup businesses that is rapidly becoming a standard tool for organizations that seek and support young companies.