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Gajus Worthington,
Fluidigm
Breaking Convention: Technology First, Market Opportunity Second
Fluidigm started the wrong way, notes Worthington. Instead of discovering a market opportunity and then finding the technology and team to take advantage of it, ...
Joe Britt,
Danger
Matt Hershenson,
Danger
How Danger Turned Down Some Opportunities
Danger decided not to enter the wireless cash market. Hershenson explains the importance of focusing on what is essential to the product, and avoiding nonessential ...
Ken Wirt,
palmOne, Inc.
International Markets
According to Wirt, Europe is ahead of the US in cell phone use. An example of this is the popularity of Bluetooth in Europe and ...
Ken Wirt,
palmOne, Inc.
The Future of Appliances
Wirt makes some interesting predictions about the future of digital music, digital photos, and the trends of high speed networks and increasing storage capacity. He ...
Ken Wirt,
palmOne, Inc.
From Convergence to Appliance
According to Wirt, the biggest factor in determining whether a convergence device is successful or not is the rate of the technical change of its ...
Ken Wirt,
palmOne, Inc.
Is PalmOne Focusing on Business or Personal Segments?
Wirt talks about how the PDA is a unique product in that its customers use it for both personal and business use. Still, consumers like ...
Max Levchin,
Paypal
Peter Thiel,
Paypal
Exponential Growth
PayPal Co-Founders Peter Thiel and Max Levchin discuss the connections between growth and burn rate during their company's early days. The co-founders also describe why ...
Arcadia Kim,
Electronic Arts
Opportunity Assessment: Lord of the Rings
Kim talks about how in November 2001, the value proposition for Lord of the Rings was mixed. There was no movie yet and movie producer Peter ...
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