Bitcoin and by corollary it’s key underlying technology – Blockchain – have been all over the news this year. Not just the financial news or the business news, but pretty much every media outlet of any kind has rarely gone more than a few days without some type of BitCoin or Blockchain coverage. And why […]
Transparency vs. Protecting Tech IP
The issue of proprietary tech IP and whether to hold it tight at all times isn’t a common strategic topic that I’ve run across often in the high-tech world. It does get discussed piecemeal, like when the need to disclose something sensitive to a customer or partner pops up. In general, I’ve found folks tend […]
Extending ROI With Spin Off Technology Products
If a basic technology has a horizontal appeal, it can be quite profitable to spend a modest amount of additional effort to spin off technology of this type to other adjacent markets that the company is currently not serving. However, many software and hardware businesses, particularly smaller ones, are religiously focused on a specific vertical […]
6 Biggest Obstacles That Startup Software Management Teams Must Overcome
You’ve found a hole in a software market segment. Perhaps it arose from a personal need that you couldn’t find a product to fulfill, or you worked in a VAR or consulting company and realized that customers were repeatedly asking for the same custom solution. So you created a standard software product or SaaS application, […]
Corporate Constraints in Tech Product Strategy Development
It’s obviously important to have as good a product strategy as possible in any company, but especially in the dynamic, fast-moving markets that software and hardware companies often compete in. Corporate strategy development is critical for tech product companies. But I also subscribe to the old notion that it’s better to have an average strategy […]
