Why is it that some companies are able to scale to International and financial acclaim, while others get mired in competition and struggle to stay alive? There are many obvious explanations of course such as finding good Product/Market fit (creating something people will pay for), and being competitive in terms of cost and value. But [...] →
Small business has entirely different needs and expectations from technology than larger enterprise. Okay, that is an obvious statement, right? So then why are small businesses always so surprised to learn about the cost associated with custom projects? First, a Little Background There was a time 10 years ago, when the company I [...] →
Amazon.com is today famous for their relentless re-investment into their operations in the early 2000s, amidst a backdrop of dot-com ruin and with their shareholders demanding distributions. At some level it is obvious what they were up to – they wanted to seize the opportunity to become the biggest and the baddest e-retailer on the [...] →
One of the biggest criticisms I hear about services businesses is that they are not scalable. Profit margins are low, clients are demanding, and you are highly dependent upon high-cost employees with specialized skills, who could leave at any time. In fact, this is the way most small consulting companies run. But it doesn’t have [...] →