business strategy
Political Excess and Intellectual Property
More competition is always better. More goods are always better. More opportunities for more players is always better. This is...
Read moreDetailsLet’s Make and Example of H-P
Under Carly Fiorina, H-P tried to change itself into General Motors. Under Dunn, it was becoming Tyco.
Read moreDetailsWhere Does H-P Go From Here?
With Dunn now out, Hurd has the tough job of replacing Perkins and Keyworth. Who can he get? Who will...
Read moreDetailsModern Management’s Biggest Mistake
The purpose of a corporate database is to serve your customers better. It's not to keep your computer people employed....
Read moreDetailsThe New Tycos Are In Tech
The way is now clear for Dunn and Hurd to appoint cronies and yes-men of their choice to these board...
Read moreDetailsThe Problem with Labor (With Solution)
I'm just an outside observer, but it seems to me there is a model and organizational structure which can support...
Read moreDetailsMoore’s Second Law Hits Home
As the chips grow, so does the ship needed to make them. A bigger ship is harder to turn. The...
Read moreDetailsMeg Whitman Earns Her Keep
The biggest threats going forward for eBay remain the banks and the Bells. A Google tie-up helps on both fronts.
Read moreDetailsGoogle’s Favorite Mistake
If you're not killing plants you're not a gardener -- you're a conservationist. And conservation isn't a business model.
Read moreDetailsPollyanna Is (Usually) Right
What's different this time? Pollyanna, I think. A willful suspension of belief in reality on many levels -- politically, in...
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