I recently attended a terrific event we have in Boston called the “UnConference”, where organizers go out of their way to run the conference in non-typical fashion. There are always all-kinds of innovations. I’ve been privileged to be asked to help the organizers as part of a small advisory board for the conference. One sessionContinue reading “The most common startup problem: Lack of go-to-market answers”
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People are Everything
The people you encounter as you patronize a business almost completely shape your happiness with the encounter. And I’m of the school that says it starts at the top. Today I ate breakfast at Giraffe – a restaurant in Terminal 5 of London’s Heathrow airport. I liked this place, and will now change my LHR habit toContinue reading “People are Everything”
Marten Mickos departure expected IMHO
Looks like Marten Mickos, one-time CEO of MySQL is leaving Sun. Matt Asay talked to Mickos, and had a sense that they key motivating factor was “(Mickos’) frustration at Sun’s bureaucracy.” I have no doubt this was a strong contributing factor. I’ve had my own experiences with Sun over the years, and while I love the technology theyContinue reading “Marten Mickos departure expected IMHO”
Open source WCM vs. Interwoven
Ahhhh…. In the cycling world, when you catch up to a group riding ahead of you, and pass them with ease, you feel sooooo happy about the the fact that you’re strong enough to pass them. (Am I competitive? Nah… 😉 The same thing happens in tech, too. The latest example? When closed source vendors start toContinue reading “Open source WCM vs. Interwoven”
My next open source “want”
In the mid-1990’s I ran engineering at ON Technology. One of our most profitable products was MeetingMaker, an enterprise-grade calendaring system. It was a much loved – and equally despised – product among companies that (for whatever reason) weren’t running Microsoft Exchange but needed a “real” calendaring system to run their company. Faithful customers included Cisco,Continue reading “My next open source “want””
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