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A Framework for Enterprise Software
For decades, the companies in this industry have produced sophisticated and complex products. They are difficult to assemble, require the stitching together of a variety of component ...
Self-Service is the Future of Enterprise Software
Despite human desire to be pampered and served, there is a huge affinity to self service throughout the economy. Some samples: 1) Would you prefer to print your own boarding pass or ...
The Business Opportunity of the Decade
Peter Drucker, the famed management guru, frequently talks about risk (more specifically managing risk) in a business. Per usual, he simplifies into 4 kinds of risk: 1) Risks that you ...
Big Data: All Aboard the Information Bus
What is good for the short term is often not good for the long term. A simple example from baseball: As it became obvious that steroids enhanced performance, many ...
The Myth of Start Up Costs
Conventional wisdom in the start-up community these days is that it has never been cheaper to start and build a company. It’s been written and re-written about, but I’ll ...
