Often, software, hardware, and Internet entrepreneurs pursue passion projects or come across one of those “great ideas”. Those ideas that are depicted in cartoons with a light bulb turning on above someone’s head. Passion and great ideas are important components of a great new product and company. But unfortunately, the list of key ingredients to […]
7 Biggest Issues Faced by Management Teams in Mature Software Companies
So your software management team has broken through that difficult startup phase, and the company has become profitable. Maybe have reached a dominant share of your market segment. Times are good, and that usually lasts for a while. You’ve become what’s known as a mid-sized or even a large software company. Throughout this article, we’ll […]
Is Microsoft Mobile Office Going Freemium a Good Move?
As many of you know, Microsoft recently announced that the mobile (phone & tablet) versions of the Office Suite will now be free. Microsoft previously had free mobile versions for some of the mobile platforms, but they were severely limited in functionality. There will now be free versions available on all key platforms–alleged with good […]
SaaS Development Gone Wild
Technology tends to speed up everything. Mostly this is good…but sometimes not so much. Smartphones, for example are one of the greatest thing invented, providing consumers with tremendous added convenience, productivity and mobility as well as greatly increased our ability to multitask. But there are often unintended consequences that come with otherwise fantastic technological advances. […]
Shadow IT in the Enterprise
If you’ve ever worked in a large corporation or been in the enterprise software or hardware business for any length of time, you’re familiar with the frustrations expressed by AND about the IT department. The IT department is typically the scorn of many folks who rely on them for the systems and support which allow […]
