Software Ecosystem
Did Google find out that open source does not pay out as expected?
Here we go again. The mobility world is changing with Motorola Mobility being acquired by Google for $12.5 billion. This was widely reported this morning when I woke up. Doug Barney from Redmondmag.com concludes that this move from Google might anger device manufacturers. My personal belief (that many other analysts support) is that Google woke…
Read MoreCloud ISV: Do not focus on building infrastructure, but focus on building value add for the end user
Software developers love to challenge themselves with things that make them feel good and the trickier the problem, the merrier it is to find the solution. In some cases, this could obviously be the killer innovation that nobody else has ever done, but if it is something that already exists and can be purchased from…
Read MoreWhat makes a good salesperson according to research and what are most important characteristics?
I run into an interesting blog entry by Steve W. Martin where he lists seven personality traits of top salespeople. Martin has also published a book about sales psychology with a good empirical study of thousands of sales professionals so we can assume that he knows something about this topic. As an entrepreneur I have…
Read MoreIs there a Magic Number for a SaaS business?
We have a tendency to find a magic formula for everything and this applies also to SaaS companies. In my research in this topic, I have found a few resources that give some direction of how to evaluate the healthiness of a SaaS business. It is easy to conclude that Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR) or…
Read MoreISV transitioning to the Cloud, Cloud Financials and Operational Metrics
I divided in my previous blog post how a cloud transition will impact an ISV. The first blog entry was about the change in business model and this blog entry is about the impact in financial model. However, it is important to recognize that the financial side has lots of different drivers and I will…
Read MoreAn Independent Software Vendor (ISV) moving to the cloud – what are the financial implications of this?
I have to say that I am living in a nirvana from a researcher perspective (even if I am an entrepreneur on daily basis working with practical execution). Nobody of us will have the chance to experience too many profound transformations in our lifetime. I was asked to write a report on ISV transformation from…
Read MoreCloud as foundation for innovation: Are you willing to take your company outside your own comfort zone when innovating products?
I got the burst and desire to write this blog entry after having read an article about Microsoft and Toyota forming a partnership to develop new IT-based services for electric vehicles when to recharge. Think about it. In the future, the cloud will become the place that connects devices and vehicles and if this is…
Read MoreFormer Nokia CEO Kalle Isokallio is wondering about the fuss in Finland concerning Nokia and Microsoft collaboration
In today’s Finnish Iltalehti, the former CEO of Nokia Kalle Isokallio criticizes both Finnish politicians as well as other critics that do not see the opportunity of this new partnership that Microsoft and Nokia has created. Isokallo wonders how all these skilled Symbian developers would be worse off when given modern and more productive software…
Read MoreThird Ecosystem, Cloud Platforms and New Mobility Era in the workings
The market is sizzling with comments of the recent Microsoft/Nokia collaboration decisions. Some blog entries estimate that this marriage will be a problem for other OEM vendors using Windows Phone 7 while some blog entries estimate that this decision is very bad for Google. Only time will tell what this will lead to, but from…
Read MoreNokia and Microsoft from a partner-to-partner (p-2-p) perspective to achieve a vibrant ecosystem: recommendations for Microsoft and Nokia partners
Disclosure: I am a former global Chairman for International Association of Microsoft Channel Partners (http://www.iamcp.org) that according to IDC 2009 study had $10,1 billion in partner-to-partner business. My views might be biased due to two factors: I am a Finn living in the US and earn 100% of my revenue from the Microsoft ecosystem. This…
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