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Tag Archives: Disruption
Apple’s Watch – Offense or Defense?
Apple’s watch is the future of the company. The watch will shrink in size, radio quality will improve, capabilities will grow and eventually watch revenues will pass the iPhone. No, no, no. Apple’s watch is a defensive play. Look for … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Business, Disruption, Invention, Theory
Tagged Amazon, Apple, Book series, Christenssen, Constraint, Disruption, Theory of Constraints
New or Better?
When new technologies arise there is a real desire to create a Disruptive Product(TM), to focus on the new and to avoid simply making a better version of the current market leader. Don’t fall into that trap. It is almost … Continue reading
Posted in Disruption, Innovation, Marketing, Uncategorized
Tagged 3D Printing, Disruption, Innovation, leadership, Management, Marketing, Materials Science, Sales, Strategy, Tech Forecasting, Technical sales, technology
The Best SaaS Product I Ever Saw was built by a Towtruck Company in 2006
In 2002, after joining a former customer in the electronics industry which had raised $30 million, we went through a CRM evaluation. The VP of Sales and VP of Engineering were at odds over the rate at which we were … Continue reading
Posted in Illiquid Alternative, Industry, Innovation
Tagged Buyouts, Disruption, Dogfood, Dogfooding, Fast User, SaaS, Service, Software, VC, Win-in-the-market
Is that a Disruptive Prediction? (6 of 7)
“And two years later, what come out? PlayStation 2.” – Ali G Some predictions are linear – like that made by Sasha Baron Cohen’s character Ali G above. Sitting in 1993 it might have been disruptive to predict Sony’s entrance … Continue reading
Posted in Disruption, Industry, Innovation
Tagged Disruption, Forecasting, future, Futurism, Prediction, technology
Doing the Math: Munitions & Nonwovens Production
Running numbers is crucial to understanding where you are with a new technology, especially if it is a physical product or tied to heavy industry. Even if you’ve only got three numbers in that initial .xls sheet, your ability to … Continue reading
Posted in History, Industry, Innovation
Tagged Disruption, EOQ, Munitions, Nanofiber, Nonwovens, Operations, Plant math, Production
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Policy and Innovation History (Radar, Manhattan Project and Apollo)
Innovation is a newborn baby that politicians love to kiss – regions and municipalities want more of it, but are uncertain of how to proceed. Metrics are challenging – for the politician and bureaucrat it isn’t clear whether they should … Continue reading
Posted in Disruption, History, Industry, Invention, Theory
Tagged Disruption, History, Industry, Innovation, Innovation Policy, Manhattan Project, World War II
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Nonwovens in Tech News: Feminine Care & Apparel
Working with industrial technology often feels like being behind stage at a play – you’re able to see all of the behind the scenes action that enables modern life. Often times articles in the popular press, and particularly tech news, … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Disruption, History, Industry, Innovation
Tagged Apparel, Composites, Disruption, Fabrics, Feminine Care, Feminine hygiene, Hygiene, Knits, Nonwoven, Wovens
