I agree this is a great article. The ability to allow consumers to discuss products/services/problems/wishes/desires openly is a fantastic concept. Many...
I agree with Anil's assessment. The cost to the customer, if any, should be based on what your competitors do, the type of software and how essential it is to...
Hello, Thanks for the responses. The software itself is reliable, though we do not currently guarantee five 9's uptime. We run on Unix and Windows, and our...
Hi, What's the definition of "irony"? Read the following article. A U of Iowa professor copyrighted the phrase "freedom of expression" in 1998, and is now...
I am graduating this year from business school and have an offer from BCG's SF office as a strategy consultant. However, my interest is in product mgmt and...
For those who might be interested in a different perspective on launching new products in emerging markets....FYI. http://www.svama.org/events/02-12-03.html ...
If you have an offer from BCG "GRAB IT". The experience you will get and the job opportunities it will be open cannot be measured. Even in today's market the...
Take it. It is easier to transition in good times. Try to take on projects that aid in that move. Cheers Ken Davis krdavis334@... 303 772 6706 ... Protect...
In addition to what others have said, here's another consideration. From what I saw as a Product Manager for technology services, it's probably easier to...
This is the second article I have seen in 8 months touching the utility of weblogs for companies/developers to use as a tool for communicating with an online...
The safe thing to do is to take the position, but think about your medium to long term career planning & goals. Keep in mind that it is sometimes harder to...
Like others have said..."take the offer from BCG". I was able to transition from the Big 5 mgmt consulting model to product management with no problems. The...
Hello, Just wondering. I've read a bit about weblogs, but in a case like that presented in the article, it's not clear to me how setting up a blog is different...
This is possibly a naive question, but I've been wondering about Blogs. Why is using blog software any easier than just maintain a journal in Word or ...
... http://www.blogger.com/about.pyra I have wondered the same question and I think that Harris's guess is correct. I'd say that most bloggers don't have or...
Hello list members, Some of you may remember me from the recruiting business. I have moved on to the mortgage sector but I am still very interested in keeping...
Saeed: Keep in mind, You are working with two modules/items here, 1. Backup copy license (most likely a cold standby) 2. Reliability/High Availability (HA)...
I had a question and a comment for the group. Question: What HA solutions has the group seen for an ASP web service? Basically, we provide a communications ...
I would take the BCG offer. I had a similar opportunity. I joined McK (SF, then Silicon Valley) out of b-school. Now I am in product management. It took me a...
Hi everyone, I've developed a number of valuable Intellectual Property "products" and other people, without my permission, have utilized these products...
IP as with copyright issues, is protected by law. The problem is how to collect money from distributing IP, and the enforcement of any laws in case of...
Hi, Would anyone on this eGroup know of a similar forum for Software Sales professionals? Keep up the great ideas on the SPM group, even Sales professionals ...
A new press release is on the website: http://www.softwareproductmarketing.com/newsroom/default.asp?id=2 It covers some of the latest goings-on within SPM,...
Spinacia writes, ... I'll stipulate that execution of it is not necessarily easy, but I like the approach suggested by Steven Clift: "My business model is to...