In memory of Scott Blackwood, and many other horsemen. Just a Horse! From time to time, people tell me, “lighten up, it’s just a horse,” or, ” that’s a lot of money for just a horse”. They don’t understand the distance traveled, the time spent, or the costs involved for “just a horse.” Some of [...]
Ray Lane of venture capital titan, Kleiner Perkins Caulfield Byers, has posted a compelling essay on his “7 Laws for the New Software Landscape”. It’s an excellent piece, and worth reading in its entirety. But the key messages are delivered in laws 2, 5, and 7. And all of them have to do with the [...]
Rod Boothby of Innovation Creators has a typically thoughtful entry on the changing nature of software, in particular the selling of software to large enterprises. The rise of Software as a Service has profound implications for end-users and for IT departments. The key to selling software and making money is to follow the “KISS” principle, [...]
