Don’t worry; this isn’t going to be an article about Sado-Masochism! Well, come to think of it, that term may apply to what some founders and senior managers in software and hardware companies are doing to themselves and their companies. What I’m referring to is the VP who gets hired to manage both the Sales […]
Engineers Hiring Sales Reps
The hiring of salespeople is often one of the most frustrating aspects of staffing a software or hardware company. In fact, it’s often viewed as a… Necessary Evil Particularly in the startup phase of a software or hardware company, the CEO and many of the senior management has often come from a technical (or at […]
Pricing High Tech Products
Pricing is always an interesting topic, but even more so in the Hardware and Software worlds. In the consumer products business, if there is a package of frozen peas from Green Giant that’s priced at $3.99, you’re not likely to see someone else offering the same-size package of peas priced at $14.99. But in High […]
Structuring High Tech Product Management
Tech Product Management–what does this mean in a the typical software or hardware company? What is the function, and where does it belong? I have a broad view on this as I’ve held permanent positions in a number of high tech concerns, as well as worked in this area with a great many software and […]
International Distribution of Software Products
Have your ever heard (or thought) the following? “We’re a startup software company. We’ll attack our home market first, then think about international software distribution later.” Wrong answer! (In a lot cases, anyway). I work with a lot of startups and I hear the above all too often, especially when the founder or CEO comes […]
