These successes are rooted in the commercial, competitive, philanthropic, nonegalitarian and open nature of American society.
To satisfy customers, companies ought to give them less to choose from; however, our western society is so focused on offering choice that this almost certainly seems like a poor business decision.
Every quarter, your company ships new products or services. And every quarter, someone says, "under the circumstances," or "given the deadline" or "with the team we had available"... it's the best we could do. I say ship nothing.
Broadly speaking, there are two types of internet users, Time Rich (more time than money) and Time Poor (more money than time).
Huge horizontal markets have no echo chamber, no niches, no easy entry points. To make a system like this work, everyone has to agree on the technology and then there has to be a huge push to get millions of people to make the same decision at about the same time.
Web Strategy by Jeremiah ยป Has the internet really become so invasive that it follows us everywhere?
The idea of a truly private life is already an illusion. Every street in New York has a surveillance camera. Each time you swipe your debit card at Duane Reade or use your MetroCard, that transaction is tracked. Your employer owns your e-mails. The NSA owns your phone calls.
Forbes interview with salesforce.com CEO Marc Benioff
Great insights into building a building a ASP software business
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