A new era of computing is on the horizon. Storage class memory – solid state, non-volatile, fast, and cheap – is coming. It will replace both (memory) RAM and storage (HDD/SSD) because it does the job of both. It will enable all sorts of new data-centric computing tasks, like intensive pattern recognition in immense data […]
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3 Steps to Disrupt Your Industry
Disruption Lessons from History Strategy Value Migration[I originally posted a version of this article on LinkedIn.] Do you want to unleash explosive growth? Own a market? Crush your competition? Open up completely new markets? Be the next Apple, Tesla, Uber, Airbnb, Amazon, MinuteClinic or Sharkbite? This article describes a three-part process based on my analysis and insights of how strategic models […]
Can Disruptive Innovation Be Predicted?
Disruption StrategyRecently, Jill Lepore wrote a lengthy piece in the New Yorker magazine called, “The Disruption Machine: What the gospel of innovation gets wrong“. She spends most of the article taking Clayton Christensen’s theory, and his scholarship, to task. [Dr. Christensen responded in an interview with Drake Bennett of BloombergBusinessWeek.] She concludes that: “Disruptive innovation is a […]
The Fundamental Challenge of Strategy in Technology-based Companies
StrategyWe will talk in more detail about how technology is adopted, but suffice it to say that some people are more comfortable with new things than other people are. Most of us have heard of “early adopters”, “laggards” and the like. Figure 1 [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Diffusion_of_ideas.svg] shows the classic bell curve of technology adoption; time moves to the […]
What is a Strategy, and Why Do I Need One?
Strategy Value MigrationWhat is a strategy, and why do I need one? Good questions — glad you asked! Let’s take them in order. What is a strategy? Broadly, a strategy is a plan for setting long term goals and putting in place the actions (tactics) for achieving them. It will describe how you allocate resources to achieve your […]
What Product Managers can learn from Apple
StrategyI had the pleasure of giving a talk on “Product Strategy Lessons from Apple” at the ProductCamp RTP “unconference” on Saturday, April 12. It was great to interact with the audience during and after the event. Please click “Continue Reading” to get a link to the slides: Product Strategy Lessons from Apple – ProductCamp RTP