June 2010
3 posts
Stop saying 'innovation' by Scott Berkun →
Ask people who say innovation what they mean. If ever anyone says the word in a meeting, ask “Can you give an example of what you mean by innovative?” If they can’t, you’ve just saved everyone in the room hours of time. Using the i-word is often a cop-out for clear thinking. They are trying to signify creativity, without actually being creative.
The Enterprise Software Opportunity
Found in a hacker news thread, this reply echos my thinking on the missed opportunities in SaaS. It’s also why it upsets me to see so many smart people working on so many social products.
Enterprise software sucks.
We don’t talk about it much here at hn, but think about it. Every man-made object you encounter every day was manufactured somewhere. And moved, more than once. Now add...
