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
August 8, 2014 by Greg Hopper 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?
June 26, 2014 by Greg Hopper 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 […]
Fuel Cells, Batteries, and the End of Gasoline Engines
June 9, 2014 by Greg Hopper Disruption Future projectionI hate weed whackers. Actually, I hate weed whackers that won’t start, which seems to be every one that I touch. So recently, I ordered a cordless weed whacker from Ryobi, powered by a rechargeable 24V lithium-ion battery that will also fit the pole saw extension that I ordered and the hedge trimmer that I […]
Why Elon Musk’s Gigafactory is Brilliant.
May 27, 2014 by Greg Hopper Disruption Future projectionI think electric cars are the future. I’ve driven a Tesla Roadster and a Nissan Leaf. There are virtually no moving parts, extraordinary torque and performance, no emissions, nothing to service except brakes, tires and windshield washer fluid. All this adds up to great transportation. The big challenge is overcoming “range anxiety” due to the […]