Talent vs. Technology, the two types of acquisitions There are more and more stories lately of talent acquisitions rather than solely technology purchases. Although they are both purchases, the former is buying based on what they can do, and the later is buying on what they do… do. A wise developer once told me you make your [...]
For Apple the dance would be that of an order taker. They could have been as rude as they want, because the buyer did not really care, and they just want the product. For Microsoft, the 500 million to buy Danger or even the millions they poured in to marketing was not even enough for [...]
Apple’s iPad2 vs. Microsoft’s Kin The checklist to a successful product – dissecting the sale process I would say the major reason some products succeed and some fail is because of execution. You can have a great product, but no one cares how good a product is if the market does not exist (Andreessen). Therefore [...]
Since I am starting the new blog I figure I might as well start a new series now too; Dissecting the Sale. Since I believe everything comes down to sales, in this series I will compare good vs. bad and how sales, not necessarily quality is what ultimate success factor.