I’m always worried about the Valley companies that have too much funding, too much venture capital, too much valuation. In this day of American ‘more is better’ philosophy, you might …
I thinks, I thinks, and nothing happens
Putting a book on the shelf, and flipped through to see what I underlined. Yes, I underline books. But that’s why I don’t use the library. I buy the book. …
Cher Marcel, no Reason to Call
It was a tough week. So I tucked myself into bed a bit early on Friday evening and finished reading Jonathan Saffron Foer’s book called “Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close”. …
Make mine the most expensive way to expand
A colleague and friend got $30M in VC funding recently. Good times. It was more than he asked for, because the VC wanted to see fast market penetration into several …
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Finding the Core Value Proposition is Key
I recently got introduced to an up-n-coming PLM (product lifecycle management) software vendor who shall remain nameless. There are several notable vendors already in the PLM space including IBM, PTC, …
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Reflecting our Culture
This funky website has words that are being considered for entry into the Merriam-Webster dictionary. This month’s entry has some that spark my interest: metanoia (noun) : a transformative change …
Where is this Software World Going?
I wish I had an answer for the emerging business trends in software, and how they’ll play out. I can’t see the horizon very well but I do have some …
Another Cisco Move
Cisco made another move to the vertical security space yesterday. They bought a company for $51M and 27 people that provides them video surveillance capabilities. This acquisition maps well to …
Who wants you to be their Leader?
The Wall Street Journal Bookmark’s section this morning reviewed a book called “Why Should Anyone Be Led by You?” Besides noting the great title (who came up with that?!), I …
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