Comments on: Speed, Action and Strategic Questions In The Software Business http://www.entrepreneurslife.com/thoughts/entry/speed-action-and-strategic-questions-in-the-software-business/ Entrepeneurship + Rapid-Growth, Local and Small Business Marketing Tue, 07 Sep 2010 18:03:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Eyeglasses Online http://www.entrepreneurslife.com/thoughts/entry/speed-action-and-strategic-questions-in-the-software-business/comment-page-1/#comment-5243 Eyeglasses Online Wed, 19 May 2010 00:01:14 +0000 http://www.entrepreneurslife.com/thoughts/entry/speed-action-and-strategic-questions-in-the-software-business/#comment-5243 this article is nice and the point raised is a valid one this article is nice and the point raised is a valid one

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.entrepreneurslife.com/thoughts/entry/speed-action-and-strategic-questions-in-the-software-business/comment-page-1/#comment-1028 Anonymous Tue, 06 Jul 2004 22:07:47 +0000 http://www.entrepreneurslife.com/thoughts/entry/speed-action-and-strategic-questions-in-the-software-business/#comment-1028 <p>Companies like Apple, Microsoft, and many others that purport to be platform plays and to leverage their third party developers and partners…but as many ISVs find: “If you manage to write something that takes off, you may find that you were merely doing market research for Microsoft.” (quote from Paul Graham - who created wants now Yahoo! Stores). I like what IBM did in terms of getting out of application development so they don’t compete with their ISVs and partners.</p> <p>I’ve worked internally on ISV programs and most of the time the company is partnering with a start-up solely as a short-term strategy to shore up a hole that in the meantime they are actively working on adding to their product. Once in a while there is an acquisition, but most of the time they end up competing.</p> <p>“Innovator’s Solution” has some good strategies on how to stay under the radar of the big boys if your solution is truly disruptive. One of my business ‘mentors’ is Robert Kiyosaki - he emphasizes that a business is an entire system and not merely a product. It may sound harsh, but I think Konfabulator was more of a product feature than a full-fledged enterprise.</p> <p>Still, I think that many companies - especially Apple - cannot afford to do-it-alone and their developer relations will suffer if they cannot balance 3rd party and their own innovation. </p> Companies like Apple, Microsoft, and many others that purport to be platform plays and to leverage their third party developers and partners…but as many ISVs find: “If you manage to write something that takes off, you may find that you were merely doing market research for Microsoft.” (quote from Paul Graham – who created wants now Yahoo! Stores). I like what IBM did in terms of getting out of application development so they don’t compete with their ISVs and partners.

I’ve worked internally on ISV programs and most of the time the company is partnering with a start-up solely as a short-term strategy to shore up a hole that in the meantime they are actively working on adding to their product. Once in a while there is an acquisition, but most of the time they end up competing.

“Innovator’s Solution” has some good strategies on how to stay under the radar of the big boys if your solution is truly disruptive. One of my business ‘mentors’ is Robert Kiyosaki – he emphasizes that a business is an entire system and not merely a product. It may sound harsh, but I think Konfabulator was more of a product feature than a full-fledged enterprise.

Still, I think that many companies – especially Apple – cannot afford to do-it-alone and their developer relations will suffer if they cannot balance 3rd party and their own innovation.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.entrepreneurslife.com/thoughts/entry/speed-action-and-strategic-questions-in-the-software-business/comment-page-1/#comment-5960 Anonymous Tue, 06 Jul 2004 22:07:00 +0000 http://www.entrepreneurslife.com/thoughts/entry/speed-action-and-strategic-questions-in-the-software-business/#comment-5960 Companies like Apple, Microsoft, and many others that purport to be platform plays and to leverage their third party developers and partners…but as many ISVs find: “If you manage to write something that takes off, you may find that you were merely doing market research for Microsoft.” (quote from Paul Graham - who created wants now Yahoo! Stores). I like what IBM did in terms of getting out of application development so they don’t compete with their ISVs and partners. I’ve worked internally on ISV programs and most of the time the company is partnering with a start-up solely as a short-term strategy to shore up a hole that in the meantime they are actively working on adding to their product. Once in a while there is an acquisition, but most of the time they end up competing. “Innovator’s Solution” has some good strategies on how to stay under the radar of the big boys if your solution is truly disruptive. One of my business ‘mentors’ is Robert Kiyosaki - he emphasizes that a business is an entire system and not merely a product. It may sound harsh, but I think Konfabulator was more of a product feature than a full-fledged enterprise. Still, I think that many companies - especially Apple - cannot afford to do-it-alone and their developer relations will suffer if they cannot balance 3rd party and their own innovation. Companies like Apple, Microsoft, and many others that purport to be platform plays and to leverage their third party developers and partners…but as many ISVs find: “If you manage to write something that takes off, you may find that you were merely doing market research for Microsoft.” (quote from Paul Graham – who created wants now Yahoo! Stores). I like what IBM did in terms of getting out of application development so they don’t compete with their ISVs and partners.
I’ve worked internally on ISV programs and most of the time the company is partnering with a start-up solely as a short-term strategy to shore up a hole that in the meantime they are actively working on adding to their product. Once in a while there is an acquisition, but most of the time they end up competing.
“Innovator’s Solution” has some good strategies on how to stay under the radar of the big boys if your solution is truly disruptive. One of my business ‘mentors’ is Robert Kiyosaki – he emphasizes that a business is an entire system and not merely a product. It may sound harsh, but I think Konfabulator was more of a product feature than a full-fledged enterprise.
Still, I think that many companies – especially Apple – cannot afford to do-it-alone and their developer relations will suffer if they cannot balance 3rd party and their own innovation.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.entrepreneurslife.com/thoughts/entry/speed-action-and-strategic-questions-in-the-software-business/comment-page-1/#comment-1027 Anonymous Mon, 05 Jul 2004 05:07:16 +0000 http://www.entrepreneurslife.com/thoughts/entry/speed-action-and-strategic-questions-in-the-software-business/#comment-1027 <p>I completely agree with this article - one of the few that have pointed out a critical flaw in Konfabulator’s business - planning for the future! They had a 2 year lead and relaxed; besides announcing a port to Windows sometime last year, there has been very little in new development. This, despite having a not so defensible technology.<br />——- </p> I completely agree with this article – one of the few that have pointed out a critical flaw in Konfabulator’s business – planning for the future! They had a 2 year lead and relaxed; besides announcing a port to Windows sometime last year, there has been very little in new development. This, despite having a not so defensible technology.
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]]> By: Anonymous http://www.entrepreneurslife.com/thoughts/entry/speed-action-and-strategic-questions-in-the-software-business/comment-page-1/#comment-5959 Anonymous Mon, 05 Jul 2004 05:07:00 +0000 http://www.entrepreneurslife.com/thoughts/entry/speed-action-and-strategic-questions-in-the-software-business/#comment-5959 I completely agree with this article - one of the few that have pointed out a critical flaw in Konfabulator’s business - planning for the future! They had a 2 year lead and relaxed; besides announcing a port to Windows sometime last year, there has been very little in new development. This, despite having a not so defensible technology.——- I completely agree with this article – one of the few that have pointed out a critical flaw in Konfabulator’s business – planning for the future! They had a 2 year lead and relaxed; besides announcing a port to Windows sometime last year, there has been very little in new development. This, despite having a not so defensible technology.——-

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