Technology is a GOOD THING. Well, most of the time it is. I’m sure you’ve seen articles bemoaning the NEGATIVE role that technology advancement has played in our lives. I have recently joined the ranks of those doing the bemoaning. Gadgets are Great Don’t get me wrong—I’m a tech guy through and through. I’ve chosen […]
US Government Sales & Marketing
What’s the difference between US Government sales versus selling to the Commercial market? It’s like night and day. Sales and Marketing to the government truly are the flip side of those functions in commercial activities. You really can’t believe how different government and commercial markets are, until you’ve actually come from one side–and tried to […]
Do High Tech Acquisitions Make Sense?
I was reading a while back about one of the many proposed tech acquisitions happening at any given time, a merger between two well known technology companies. Two very major technology companies, one making a comeback from bankruptcy and the other mired in a long slump, with several years of negative predictions about their business […]
High Tech Management & Leadership
What makes a great manager or leader in a High Tech company? Is it great technical knowledge or skill? Or is it the ability to be endlessly affable and convince people to do what you want, by the strength of likeability and personal relationships? Maybe getting people to perform by fear or grudging respect that […]
Structuring High Tech Product Management
Tech Product Management–what does this term mean in 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 quite a number of high-tech concerns, as well as worked in this area with a great many software and […]
