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- The Accelerator Conundrum
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- Platform as a Service
- Man and Superman
- Web 3.0 = (4C + P + VS)
- The Future: End of Capitalism
- Capitalism 2.0
Online Video Beneficiaries: Introduction
Last night, I started publishing an interview with Jerry Rawls, CoFounder and CEO of Finisar (FNSR), an fiber optics components leader that has gone through tremendous turmoil in its relatively long history. Remember, fiber optics, at one time, was a very hot market. Numerous startups got funded, massive amounts of venture money went down those
Microsoft’s Growth Strategy Revisited
On April 10, 2005, almost immediately after I started this blog, I had written a piece called Microsoft’s Two Should-Be Acquisition Candidates, from the point of view of addressing the growth trends in the SME markets. The two candidates were: Autodesk (ADSK) and PayChex (PAYX). I have to pay close attention to Microsoft, since my
SAP in India
We’ve had a lot of discussion on this forum about why there are no Technology Product Companies in India, and why such companies are needed. Let’s take a look at a company that is selling lots of technology products in India, and intends to sell even more: SAP. Recently, the Economic Times reported about SAP’s
Navteq: Bright Future if Managed Well
Navteq is an interesting company that “provides digital map information, and related software and services for use in various navigation, mapping, and geographic-related applications, including products and services that provide maps, driving directions, turn-by-turn route guidance, fleet management and tracking, and geographic information systems. The company offers these products and services to end users by
Should Dell Acquire Palm?
I wrote two pieces recently discussing potential turnaround strategies for both Dell and Palm. :: The world is moving to a place where the laptop needs to become much more than just a laptop. An integrated mobile device is in the cards, that is the combo PC-Phone-Music Box. May be, even Camera. Dell needs to
Cisco’s Slim Down Program
On a few occasions, recently, the topic of Cisco’s inevitable lay-offs in Silicon Valley came up. It is true, that Cisco is a FAT company, with a very large (and expensive) workforce in the valley. However, the big new market opportunities in front of Cisco are all in the emerging, developing markets, and there, the
The Pro-Am debate
And just as I wrote the Newspapers, Roll Up! piece, I read this one on Techmeme. Fascinating read. :: Are blogs a ‘parasitic’ medium? Commentary: Could the blogosphere survive without the reporting provided by newspapers and TV networks? Online pros tackle the question. By Robert Niles Posted: 2007-03-02 Over the past months, I’ve heard several
Newspapers, Roll Up!
There has been a lot of coverage on the dwindling fortunes of old media, especially the newspaper industry. Some of mine are Media Shuffles and Newspapers, Wake Up!. But. I am one of those people who believe that quality content will still need business models supporting it, and new media’s heavy reliance on FREE user-generated