Simple answers to complex questions: Why did Apple buy Beats by Dr. Dre?
I’m starting a new series called simple answers to complex questions. It’s imagined along the same general principles that undoubtedly led to the principle of
June 22, 2014
Android is a Pain in the Ass
<small edits for clarity> I’ve been doing a lot of mobile stuff recently and have every phone there is: #WindowsPhone, #Blackberry 10, #iPhone, #Android. These
May 31, 2014
Its gold! (Because we say so)
You have to love marketing in the Twitter age. It’s almost mind blowing in its capacity for mass hypnosis. You might have heard about the
December 2, 2013
Media companies need to increase investment in technology R&D to win
Caveat – everything here (except the part about me) is low confidence – maybe 3/10. It’s based on some conversation and my voracious reading of
October 12, 2013
Management rule # 43 – You can only be as dickish as Steve Jobs if you’re number 1
People forgive benevolent dictators a lot. A lot they would not forgive anyone else under most circumstances. Every leader has to balance their style in
November 21, 2012
Surface Reax
Microsoft’s Surface was all the buzz last week for very good reasons. It’s a vertical move from a company that is resolutely horizontal in its
June 24, 2012
An iPad in every loo
So today I caught myself heading to the bathroom with my iPad (Ewww! you say; look I constantly clean the screen, so don’t worry).
January 30, 2012
Set Top Box vs. Mobile markets
Excerpt from a strategy analysis done at the Columbia Business School, months before the reveal of the nascent Apple TV plans and when Steve Jobs
January 24, 2012
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