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Gajus Worthington, Fluidigm Going Global: Why Singapore? From the beginning of the company, Worthington was aware in the back of his mind that someday Fluidigm would have to go global and setup ...
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 ...