Bear with me on this one, as the title may leave you feeling a bit confused. But trust me, I will show you the connection! I like to check out one of the morning TV shows on one of the major US-based networks for a few minutes, as I’m eating my breakfast cereal. There are […]
Musings on Software Market Segmentation and TV Morning Shows
Separating Technology Wheat from the Chaff
New ideas, technologies, and products come down the pike rapidly in software and hardware businesses. Many fail immediately and some muddle along before finally fizzling out. Some meet with modest success. Only a very select few turn into long-run, big-time hits. How can you tell which products will become hits out of a sea of […]
Optimal Levels of Formal Process in High Tech Companies
The level of formal process in an organization is a pretty esoteric topic. I haven’t seen it discussed very often, or in very much depth. Yet I believe it is critically important to any CEO looking to grow a company, particularly a software or hardware technology-based company. I believe it is so important that how […]
Starting Software Product Businesses Within Service Companies
My consulting practice mainly focuses on commercial software product businesses, whether traditionally licensed, mobile, open source or SaaS. Or some combination of all of these. Many software product businesses are originally organized with that specific purpose in mind. But a remarkable number of others started from within another business. Let’s take a look at software […]
