interesting finds

Gates & Edison, constructive monopolists, pretty good tech, great reach–“What is his single most important legacy? The ability, through monopolistic business practices, to make Microsoft’s products global, de facto standards for business and consumers.”

must read post of actual project assessment — “There isn’t enough intellectual honesty within the FUBAR project. Managers reject or explain away bad news and real problems, looking instead for people who will tell them what they want to hear.”

“Instead of a strategy built around a consultant’s vision of ‘utility’ or…built around cheap or …built around excessive retail distribution and heavy advertising, they built their strategy around one girl saying to another girl, “wanna see my socks?””

hidden message (for any org) is mission & focus:”every great business is founded in a thesis, a statement of what should be true. It’s then the business’s job to go prove that thesis – in essence, the business becomes the argument that proves the thes

I’m ok w/this “urged audience members to embrace competition and open systems. Control and exclusivity in business settings will be replaced by speed and innovation; his call for early info sharing “hang it all out, compete where you can” is self-serving

IT innovation is starting to be funded in this VC like manner: “think of ventures or innovations as real options. A real option is a toehold investment that buys you the right, but not the obligation, to make a subsequent investment when you know more.”

“Consider the ways that high fuel and energy prices could benefit your organization..maybe $4.00 gasoline leads your company to institute saner telecommuting practices, which leads to lower operating costs, better morale, and higher productivity.”