Even though we are going to be $8 million in the hole that will require position and school day cuts, my hometown’s school board decided to give everyone raises [article here]. The money quote: “[Superintendent Mike] Scott recommended the board approve the raise, saying it could hamper the district’s ability to draw good candidates for [...]
Archive for the ‘Success Factors’ category
Competing On Price Is Bad Policy
July 30, 2010Twitter, Apple and the Paradox of Partnering
April 12, 2010The last two weeks have been mind-blowing. In succession Apple launched the iPad, announced iPhone OS 4 (used in iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices), changes in Apple’s license agreement sent the developer world (particularly Adobe) into a tizzy, and then, as a topper, Twitter bought the maker of Tweetie, a Twitter client. There is [...]
Of powerOne and Differentiators
January 15, 2010Out with 2009, in with 2010. I’ve barely had time to stop and enjoy the fact that January, 2010, marks 13 years for Infinity Softworks. So to celebrate, we released a brand new web site and a brand new product, powerOne for iPhone and iPod Touch. And we also “released” a brand new focus: When [...]
Vonage: How To Make Your Customers Disloyal
December 8, 2009It is very rare that I have an experience that ends in such utter failure as the one I just had with Vonage. I signed up for Vonage two years ago, liking the idea of getting a phone line that was less expensive than the landline offered by my local phone company and not quite [...]
A New Perspective on Fund Raising
September 2, 2009Starting a company is a giant science experiment. We develop a series of hypotheses and test them in as controlled a way as possible, making changes to the hypotheses as we go. Generally, those hypotheses fall under a number of basic categories: Product X solves ______ problem. Product X has ________ customers. Product X will [...]
