Somebody once told me “always aspire to build a car factory not a car dealership”. This has stayed with me when I am advising people on business strategies or thinking about prioritizing things that I work on as well. Platforms are difficult if you are starting from scratch and the choice also depends on the…
Category: Startups
Blue Ocean Strategy
VP of Strategy: “What do you want to achieve?” Me: “I want to hit $1M revenue as quickly as possible” I was a Product Manager for a Network Security device seeking guidance from our VP of Strategy. His response took me by surprise. He said “If your objective is to hit $1M revenue; you should buy a…
360 Degree Feedback – Startup solving the problem
Read about this company on GigaOM. Not everybody likes to get feedback from people around them, but for somebody who does (including me) there is an interesting new startup called “Honestly” http://www.honestly.com It’s even sweet that it has a Facebook login 🙂 Unvarnished Has More Money and a New Name: Honestly: Tech News «.