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Innovation in Sales Prospecting: InsideView CEO Umberto Milletti (Part 1)
While we have been revising the Enterprise 3.0 definition, and introducing sales methodology into the framework, I thought it would be a good time to drill down into certain aspects of Sales, and explore some best practices. With that goal, I first bring you an interview with a company called InsideView that focuses on making
Eric Benhamou: The Saga Of Palm (Part 5)
The impact of 9/11 on a company such as Palm is important to acknowledge. Up to this point, these devices were luxury items in the corporate environment – nice to have, but certainly not mission critical. Post 9/11, America was a terrified society, focused on the fundamentals. Against this backdrop, Eric took over as the
Eric Benhamou: The Saga Of Palm (Part 4)
Palm’s product schedule went off-track, as they steered consumers off Palm V, an obviously terrific product, without a compelling new product introduction. SM: Do you think it created market confusion for customers? EB: Yes. It was a sign that the pace of innovation had slowed down. All of the people we had put in place
Eric Benhamou: The Saga Of Palm (Part 2)
With an unstable market, Eric knew the price of Palm was not going to sustain at those highs. But what exactly happened when the market crashed? SM: It is hard to sustain that kind of price range … EB: We knew the price had to come down, but we did not exactly know how it
Eric Benhamou: The Saga Of Palm (Part 1)
In this second interview series with Eric Benhamou, we discuss his involvement with Palm. If you haven’t already, do read the first interview series for context [here]. As you know, Palm is in the midst of a great deal of change at the moment. However, it is an important company that established the PDA category,
Web 3.0 & Online Movies (Part 4)
Web 3.0 Formula Discussion Context Different users have different tastes and they visit the same movie site with very different intention. While one may like to watch an action flick the other might like to review a classic love story to watch with his or her date. These sites have something for every kind of
Web 3.0 and Verticalization
I have worked with the Web 3.0 framework for months now, and taken a crack at defining how the web is likely to evolve in the future. So here’s a recap of the thesis so far. I will be adding a dimension to this framework shortly, so it is a good time to stop and
Eric Benhamou & the Turnaround of 3Com (Part 18)
To conclude an extremely interesting interview, here is a final, reflective segment with Eric. We will continue the story of Palm separately, later in September, once Palm’s shareholder vote for the Elevation Partners deal is completed. SM: You have watched what happened since then. What lost 3Com the position you were in at the end
