The Grand Adventure
I was recently talking with some thought leaders on the subject of increased value to customers as a result of a merger. The general consensus was that mergers are usually great for Wall Street, but maybe not so great for the combined customer base and usually presented problems for the combined company cultures. There was […]
Anyone remember the “diskless workstation” that IBM was marketing in the late-80s and 90s? The business drivers were predominantly associated with cost, as you could skip the disk drives, but security was also a great factor. After all, if someone stole a company’s diskless workstations, all they would get is hardware as no confidential information […]
The Wall Street Journal posted an article recently on Kashi, a Kellogg company, that triggered thoughts on many levels. Let’s look at a quick timeline and some statistics. Kashi was founded in 1984 in California to pursue healthy minded consumers. These consumers could arguably be described as smart, environmentally concerned, health conscious, and independent thinkers. […]
The Volkswagen brand is in BIG trouble. If Volkswagen doesn’t handle this the right way, the brand will suffer irreparable harm. Could they could suffer a fate as bad as having to withdraw from the US market? I have friends who are religious about their Golf. The brand has die-hard fans, so I don’t think […]
There is a rumor floating about that Apple is working on an actual Apple Car for release in 2019. Really? Seriously? And next they will be working on an Apple Bicycle, Apple Shoes, Apple Motorcycle, and maybe an Apple Refrigerator. These are all items that could benefit from the navigation, usability and clever intelligence embedded […]
I’ve had one for about 3 weeks. Initially, when I got it, I was enamored. After a couple of days, I wasn’t feeling the love. For $400 (black sport with black sport band), I didn’t feel buyer’s remorse, but I think I had higher expectations. Part of the reason is I’m a runner, and I […]
I thought I would share some research with my community on one good path to becoming a proficient Apple developer. My background is programming. I started programming at an early age and I learned C shortly after I started at IBM long ago because I wanted to branch out from mainframe code to OS/2 code. […]
I keep seeing tons of press around Google and what it plans to do with Motorola in terms of Android. I had an epiphany today that the real value of Motorola’s assets to Google is in the IPTV space. It’s a shame they only bought Motorola Mobility. There are really only three “types” of handsets […]
I ran across a blog post recently that pointed out that investors who ask for business plans probably aren’t a good match for funding your company since they probably either don’t understand your business or they don’t know you well enough to invest. My unsubstantiated opinion on business plans for startups is that the investor […]
If you are looking for a good technology platform for your business, it makes good sense to research the open source market in addition to the paid market. Many times, you will find projects that fill a specific niche much better than any paid product. And, many times, you will find a paid support offering […]