Dopplr and Tripit: next-gen strategies ? Part 2
Follow up on my previous post about Dopplr/Tripit (hereafter D/T ). [Small digression: it’s very hard (at least to me) to find the right “voice” for blogging. My natural tendency is to write in details. Unfortunately, I don’t the time to afford it in the blog, and it’s probable readers can’t afford it either. So for the time being, I’ll try …
Returns to cooperation
Classical Umair insight, excellent: […] the returns to competition are dominated by the returns to cooperation in a world where anyone can compete. Source: Bubblegeneration Strategy Lab
"Yes, It Makes Me Proud To Be An American"
That’s the (ironic) title of a post by Stowe Boyd this morning: Reading the International Herald Tribune in Lausanne this morning. Yet another book coming out that proves that Americans are know-nothing buffoons, as if I didn’t already know. Only 37% of Americans believe in evolution, for crying out loud.
TripIt/Dopplr: case in point
Remember one of the competitive advantages I pointed out for Dopplr versus TripIt ? Very skilled at connecting with thought-leaders and the blogosphere: Dopplr launched with an incredible buzz and this attention is sustained. It receives way more coverage than Tripit. This is due to the skills and connection of the peoples onboard. Well, a great illustration of this came …
Dopplr and Tripit: next-gen strategies ? Part 1
Answering Umair’s questions: What do you think next-gen strategies look and feel like? Can you name a company that’s a good example? What’s different about them – what’s their advantage built on? I proposed to take TripIt and Dopplr as a case study. Their—now intertwined—future should provide insights on the characteristics of the competitive advantages they’re using.
DNA and Lean Mass: new business concepts ?
Umair just got his new spot at HBSP and started off with a great post on companies DNA.His DNA term and examples have been met with various reactions, judging by the comment. I’ll propose something: complement the DNA concept with the “lean (body) mass” one. Let me explain:DNA is a great concept but has its limitations, specifically: Leaves leadership (at …
Knowledge has become social (surprise !)
Even if it may seem obvious, this is a pretty deep MP. I was reminded of by this presentation of David Weinberger. What made me notice and reflect was two pieces. First, his mailing-list. You subscribe to lots of mailing-lists. On each, there’s at least one true expert, even the leading one, who contributes. And yet, even though he or …
Another data point in the Apple trend
Of note: After a few weeks with his new iPhone, Grant McCracken was surprised to realize that he’d probably switch to the Mac when he got his next computer. He wants the iPhone’s elegant, user-friendly design on his laptop, too. Longtime ace coder and Foo Duncan Davidson (who moonlights as the photographer at our conferences) said he’d been getting a noticeable …
Bankers' cut on YHOO-MSFT deal
From Marketwatch: The four advisers, Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley and Blackstone, stand to make as much as $1.3 billion between them, analysts and experts said. Even if the dynamics leading to these rip-offs are well understood (financing need, litigation protection for the boards, etc.), this just reinforces Umair’s point. But consider the irony here:
Futures exchanges rubbing elbows
While The Economist reports on the being-negotiated CME-NYMEX deal, it also reports on the competitive landscape among futures exchanges. Namely, a field with significant barriers to entry, successfully preserved, ensuring inertia in the order flows, and recognized by investors: Some customers fear that the CME will start to raise trading fees once it has swallowed its rivals. This worry is …
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