Apple iPad Intrudes on Amazon Kindle e-Reader Space 167.0
Market leader Amazon hits back with Free! Yesterday at 0947 GMT (5:47pm Friday Manila), Amazon sent me the email at left offering a free download of Kindle for PC. Quickly, Amazon shots back across Apple’s bow. I would have taken the offer. I do buy a lot of books (like two a week). At the [...]
Philippines As Emerging Market 157.0
Let us stop flagellating ourselves with negative news From 2005, Goldman Sachs identified the Philippines as one of eleven countries “that could potentially have a BRIC-like impact in rivalling the G7.” More recently, in September 2009, the FTSE Global Equity Index Series classified the Philippines as one of seventeen secondary emerging countries with regards to [...]
Christensen and Disruptive Innovation – 2 of 2
Another insight to brew into the mix comes from marketing view of the product-life cycle. In this view, the first half is also a fight about product attributes. The classic example is Betamax vs. VHS. The second half is about consumer needs like convenience, price, brand, status and experience. (Start of Part 2 of 2) [...]
Opportunity-seeking with Christensen and Disruptive Innovation – 1 of 2
Professor Christensen’s disruptive innovation was one of the most important research insights in the late 1990’s. As the book’s sub-title suggests, it seeks to explain why large, great firms with the best management still fail. This post fulfills my promise in Utterback (Post #5 here) to feature Professor Christensen when the chance arises. In the [...]
Learnings from the Potassium Bromate Experience – 2 of 2
From my experience there are four facilitating conditions that allow entrepreneurs to identify and take advantage of these opportunities. (Beginning of Part 2 of 2) Firstly, the Philippines is typically a technology follower. Thus, the competing ingredient companies tend to source active ingredient from foreign suppliers. A total ban means a total reset of industry [...]
James Utterback – Mastering the Dynamics of Innovation 5.0
“A model with explanatory power for the scholar, and action ideas for the manager” – that’s what Professor James M. Utterback says of his model of dynamic industrial innovation. I agree 100% that is why this book has pride of place in this blog as being the first posted.
