February 9, 2010
The Business Case for More Devices
There is an interesting dynamic going on in the battle between general and use-specific mobile devices: Which is better and for what purpose(s)?
A recent example is Apple’s iPad. After its announcement a few commentators questioned the effect it might have on Kindle sales. However, the issue is much broader than the iPad vs. the Kindle.
There are manufacturers building general-purpose netbooks, mobile Internet devices (MIDs), and smartphones. There are also companies and partnerships building branded devices and use-specific devices.
T-Mobile’s G3 Fender phone with…
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November 6, 2009
Differentiation in a Sea of Sameness
I was sitting at a table with fellow Best of Show award judges at Interop one year trying to weed through the many entries, most of which sounded the same. The program coordinator asked us which companies and products we’d like to nominate. One judge known for his brilliance and irreverence immediately raised his hand and without looking at a single entry said, “I have one. Mine’s the most robust, scalable, global solution.” We all laughed and others followed suit in jest. Just about every award entrant claimed to have…
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September 24, 2009
What Business Plans and Software Development Have in Common
In a perfect world, business plans and software designs would be static roadmaps to success. The reality is both change but not necessarily as anticipated.
Entrepreneurs and executives are familiar with the concept of adjusting a business plan because the assumptions on which the plan was based are faulty, the market shifts, the economy crashes, or some other variable alters reality. Adjustments to the plan don’t come easy, however, because the plan is the basis for execution and a lot of hard work went into the plan.
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