Books
Are you ignoring the impact of sleep?
I am not sure about you, but I must admit that I did not take it seriously when my dad once said that I should also remember to sleep to keep up with creativity, energy and to remain healthy. I ignored the advice of my father as I could not possibly consider wasting my time…
Read MoreThe Business of Platforms for Software Companies
Software and Product Platforms Product platforms or software product platforms have been an interest of mine since my doctoral dissertation from 2004. The topic is not new and there are a few authorities that I have been tracking since I was working on my dissertation “Evaluation of a Product Platform Strategy for Analytical Application Software“.…
Read MoreBook review: Social engineering can expose your company secrets: case Kevin D. Mitnick
I love books and one of the books that I remember reading years ago was the book by Tsutomu Shimomura and John Markoff “Takedown: The Pursuit and Capture of Kevin Mitnick, America’s Most Wanted Computer Outlaw-by the Man Who Did It”. This book came out in mid-90’s and as I was already then in software…
Read More“Stop thinking the world is a just place” says Jeffrey Pfeffer in his brand new book Power: Why Some People Have It and Other’s Don’t
I admit. I am a “bookaholic”. I write books and I love to read and buy books. I get inner strength from them and my mind gets nurtured with new ideas that I can dwell during the days when time permits as well as during my numerous world travels like the long flights across the…
Read MoreHave the cost-cutting gone too far and are companies failing to retain talented people in mergers & acquisitions?
I read today about Java creator James Gosling and the reasons why he left Oracle. James Gosling is of course the person that created the Java language and platform and is very well known authority in the Java world. He announced his departure in his blog entry and in an interview with eWeek, he explains…
Read MoreThe fallacy of freemium business model for SaaS vendors – smaller software vendors need to be aware what they are getting into
Part of the research that I am doing is to find out what type of experiences software companies have had in respect to pricing models as well as business models such as freemium. Wikipedia defines freemium as a “business that works by offering basic Web services, or basic downloadable digital product, for free, while charging…
Read MoreWhy are you any different and why do some people inspire others?
Why is it that some people have the talent to inspire you and others just don’t? We have all worked in companies with inspiring leaders, but we probably also have experiences working with people that have a negative impact on our future and well-being. I have experienced both. The first category of people makes you…
Read MorePractical steps in marketing your company, brand and solutions without huge investments by using social media
I spent this weekend reading and researching what it really means for startups and entrepreneurs to become part of the Internet chatter and get the company/product/brand name to be recognized among selected target segment. All this has to happen in an efficient and cost-effective way. I am in the process of writing my third…
Read MoreDescribe happiness question was unexpected to my interviewees
I spent at least 45 hours interviewing and transcribing the results in Microsoft OneNote (which is the best thing that happened to me as a tool, besides Microsoft Word) and I wanted the interviewee to focus on my questions, so I threw a question on them that they did not expect: “Describe what happiness means…
Read MoreMy experiences are nothing compared to the collected experience of 30+ people
I am lucky. I have now concluded more than 30 interviews for my upcoming book Rohkeasti maailmalle. As an author, I have to say that I am very humbled of the hundreds of years of experience that people have given me in the form of stories of their personal life and how their families have…
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