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10 examples of fabulously flawed product-first thinking

10 examples of fabulously flawed product-first thinking

By Hutch Carpenter on November 5, 2013

In talking about jobs-to-be-done here, I sometimes think that all I’m doing is stating the obvious. I mean, isn’t it obvious that you’d create something that helped fulfill a need or desire? What else would you do? But I’ve seen in my own work experience, and across a multitude of initiatives in other industries, cases […]

Posted in Enterprise, Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged facebook, innovation, JC Penney, jeff bezos, jobs to be done, jtbd, mba, Product Management, Segway, steve jobs, yahoo

The Troll Economy

The Troll Economy

By Chris Yeh on August 30, 2013

Q: What do you get when journalists get paid by the number of pageviews their stories generate? A: The Troll economy. Not to sound like a grumpy old man (though I am) but what passes for journalism has sunk to a new low.  As far as I can tell, headlines are now chosen based on […]

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged businessinsider, businessmodel, Elon Musk, outrage, Quora, SocialMedia, steve jobs, Troll

Yes, Android is winning (at least by what Google cares about)

Yes, Android is winning (at least by what Google cares about)

By Chris Yeh on May 28, 2013

John Kirk recently took issue with the spate of stories about Android’s increasing share of the smartphone market.  In his polemic, “Android’s Market Share Is Literally A Joke“, he argues that Apple is actually winning the smartphone battle because it has a majority of the profits: “Not only do the high priests of market share […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Mobile | Tagged android, Apple, google, market share, smartphone, steve jobs

KimDotCom

KimDotCom

By Guest Authors on April 12, 2013

It’s very rare when an individual raises to the level that they are worth listening to. Steve Jobs was one of those people. Kim Dotcom may be another…I’m watching to see. He is certainly one of the most entertaining individuals of all time. From his hot-tub parties to his paratroopers descending from helicopters in a […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Security | Tagged Encryption, Kim DotCom, NSA, privacy, steve jobs | 3 Responses

802.11ac is Almost Here

802.11ac is Almost Here

By Guest Authors on March 20, 2013

802.11ac will start appearing in force in products this year. It is the latest and greatest Wi-Fi standard that will replace 802.11a, b, and g. It will receive final approval this year. Now, considering how long it has taken the working group, and how many man hours they have put into it that it would solve […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology | Tagged 802.11, Apple, Coin, steve jobs, wifi, wireless

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Is Apple Vindictive and Evil?

By Guest Authors on November 12, 2012

Apple has not won all of its lawsuits. In fact, other than one big jury award it has for the most part been losing cases. Certainly, outside of the “home court advantage” here in America it has done rather poorly. In an especially humiliating loss outside of the US, Apple was instructed to modify its […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Apple, evil, lawsuits, patent troll, Samsung, steve jobs, Tim Cook | 1 Response

Why Competition Is So Bitter in SaaS:  Oligopolies and Dominant Strategy Equilibriums

Why Competition Is So Bitter in SaaS: Oligopolies and Dominant Strategy Equilibriums

By Jason M. Lemkin on October 2, 2012

Perhaps the oddest thing about the Apple-Google “go thermonuclear” strategy to SaaS guys is that it is so odd at all.  Competition-to-the-almost-death seems the norm in SaaS.  Just look at Larry Ellison or Marc Benioff.  You can see the blood lust in their eyes, in every speech, in a way you never really saw/see in […]

Posted in Business, Entrepreneurship, Featured Posts | Tagged Apple, bill gates, google, larry ellison, netsuite, oligopoly, Oracle, Sergey Brin, software as a service, steve jobs

Apple iPhone 5 – Meh

Apple iPhone 5 – Meh

By Dave Michels on October 1, 2012

The iPhone 5 is breaking all iPhone sales records, another hit on their hands. Or not? I think it’s the beginning on long slide south for Apple. Yes, it is going to sell well. Very well. So why is Apple going to decline? Two very simple irrefutable reasons: What Goes Up Must Come Down, and […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Technology | Tagged android, Apple, iOS, iphone, steve jobs, telecom, Tim Cook | 4 Responses

Has Apple Peaked?

Has Apple Peaked?

By Zoli Erdos on September 25, 2012

You probably think I am out of my mind – well … hm… no comment.  But yes I agree it’s close to madness  to discuss Apple’s decline right on the heels of a record-breaking iPhone 5 launch and a stock price that despite some correction is still a rocketship.  But bear with me for a […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged android, Apple, Apple Cult, Apple Maps, Apple vs Samsung, Church of Steve, customer goodwill, goodwill, google, google maps, iOS, iOS 6, iphone, iPod, patent lawsuit, Samsung, steve jobs, Tim Cook | 5 Responses

Why Your Presentations Suck!

Why Your Presentations Suck!

By Adron Hall on June 11, 2012

Ok, so everybody’s presentations don’t suck. But the vast majority of them do. I know I’m not the first person to make this statement. I’d include a list of others who have said it but it would take more space than my entire blog does. Take this example slide deck from a presentation I saw […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Marketing | Tagged Audience, communication, Microsoft PowerPoint, present, presentation skills, Presentation slide, presentations, Presentations and Speaking, presenting, public speaking, steve jobs

Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs

By Adron Hall on January 9, 2012

I have paid attention to Steve Jobs only in knowing he was producing some pretty sexy products at Apple. I had never owned one until December 23rd of 2011.  I had however respected Apple & Job’s Products. I knew very little about the level of his drive and passion. I also knew little about his […]

Posted in Trends & Concepts | Tagged A Bite o' Apple, Apple, Book Thoughts, steve jobs | 1 Response

Reality Distortion Field : 17 Companies’ Sitrep

Reality Distortion Field : 17 Companies’ Sitrep

By Adron Hall on December 12, 2011

I’m sitting on the bus this morning. As happens almost every day of the week. I’m flipping pages, sort of, it’s an eBook on my Kindle App. I’m reading about Steve Jobs taking over the Macintosh Program at Apple. How things started to fall into place for Apple, for the Macintosh, and how Jobs saw […]

Posted in Entrepreneurship, Featured Posts, Open Source, Platforms, Strategy, Technology | Tagged Amazon Web Services, appfog, appharbor, Apple, aws, azure, cloud, cloud computing, Cloud Speak, cloudability, Cloudbees, Cloudfoundry, engineyard, heroku, howard hughes, Joyent, Macintosh, mongohq, mongolabs, nodejitsu, nodester, opscode, phpfog, Puppet Labs, steve jobs, The Future, utility computing | 3 Responses

Weekend Review: Steve Jobs By Walter Isaacson

Weekend Review: Steve Jobs By Walter Isaacson

By Krishnan Subramanian on October 30, 2011

Just finished reading the Steve Jobs biography by Walter Isaacson and thought I will add few thoughts here. Two words that came out of my mind after finishing the book: Filthy Genius I saw many reviews that talked about possible bias in favor of Jobs but I never spotted the bias. In fact, I started reading the […]

Posted in General | Tagged Apple, biography, Entrepreneur, genius, insane, steve jobs, walter isaacson

Innovation Culture Eats R&D for Breakfast

Innovation Culture Eats R&D for Breakfast

By Hutch Carpenter on October 27, 2011

Research and development is a mainstay of the innovation strategy for companies. And with good reason. R&D can invent new products and technologies that redefine markets. Think electricity, telephones, airplanes, semiconductors, the Internet. R&D can pave the way for whole new industries. Exciting, for sure! But there’s a problem. Too many companies treat R&D as […]

Posted in Featured Posts, Trends & Concepts | Tagged amazon, Apple, blog, booz, culture, customers, jeff bezos, R&D, steve jobs, Y Combinator | 4 Responses

iSalute : Remembering Steve Jobs

iSalute : Remembering Steve Jobs

By Sadagopan on October 6, 2011

I was about to board my flight at Chicago’s O’Hare when the news of Steve Jobs passing away broke. When I landed in San Fran (My United flight did not have Wi-Fi)- my thoughts were with the family, Apple colleagues and the huge number of Steve Jobs and Apple supporters. Innumerable iPads, Macs, iPods inside […]

Posted in Business, Featured Posts | Tagged Apple, ipad, Steve, Steve Job, steve jobs

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