by Robert Solomon | Oct 26, 2011 | Oil and Gas
Ever since Malcolm Gladwell wrote the eponymous book, tipping points are popular. I see many a start-up presentation that tries to convince me their venture is almost at a tipping point, or that with just one more round of funding they will be at their tipping point....
by Robert Solomon | Oct 24, 2011 | Automobile, Uncategorised
In preparation for the last post on pricing, I was reviewing the annual reports and presentations from a wide variety of Industry in the Cloud (IC) providers. Doing so reminded me of the importance to ICs of tracking the right metrics and, equally important, ignoring...
by Robert Solomon | Oct 17, 2011 | Key Success Factors, Pricing, Uncategorised |
In a prior post, I identified the right pricing model as one of the key success factors for “industry in the cloud” (IC) providers. Pricing is critical for all businesses, but it is especially critical (and complicated) for IC providers. Every...
by Robert Solomon | Sep 26, 2011 | Consolidating Competition, Logistics, Media
In an exciting announcement, Donovan Data Systems and MediaBank today agreed to merge, subject to regulatory approval. If you are not an ad agency executive or a major advertiser, you may not have heard of these private companies (each reportedly with $500 million in...
by Robert Solomon | Sep 19, 2011 | Industries
I’ve been following Liquidity Services, Inc. (LQDT) for about a year now, but the company recently caught my eye when their stock price ran up after announcing an acquisition. It’s unusual to see the acquiring company’s stock increase 20%+!...
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