June 24, 2024
In last week’s Field Note, I shared a brief story about Bill and Sally – specifically, the “road to nowhere” that their development partners led them down. To get caught up, you can check out last week’s blog here. I summary, both Bill and Sally, leaders of two different companies, working with two different software ...Read More
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June 17, 2024
“Are you on Track?” Seems like a pretty simple question that deserves a simple answer. Yet, as I speak with business owners and executives that are either in the middle of a digital transformation or have so thoroughly been abused by their digital transformation partner that they have stopped their transformation project, it’s clear that ...Read More
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June 10, 2024
Seems an odd way to characterize “good ideas” – as scope creep. And, in truth, some ideas really are good. They solve problems by providing insight into a new situation that has been holding us back. Those ideas aren’t scope creep, rather, they are a blessing…and therefore not the subject of this article. I am ...Read More
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June 3, 2024
I know a lot of business owners and senior executives at companies that vary in size and industry. As I think about each of them, I can’t think of one that isn’t competitive in nature. That is, they want to win. They are driven to compete and build organizations that are competitive so that they ...Read More
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May 28, 2024
Last week we started this exploration of the type of software that matters to you…specifically to you and your business. If you missed last week’s post, you can get caught up here. This week we continue the discussion by taking a look that the two types of businesses that typically win in marketplace competitions. You ...Read More
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May 19, 2024
Last week I claimed that 8 Penny Labs was the help you were missing in your digital transformation. You can get caught up here. I believe that we provide a valuable service for companies that aspire to be highly competitive in their market. To be clear, if you don’t get the help from us, you ...Read More
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May 13, 2024
Last week I explained why enterprise software companies weren’t equipped or prepared to solve the problems you are facing with your digital transformation. Not that they aren’t helpful – they just can’t do everything you require. (To get caught up, checkout last week’s post here.) They do, however, provide APIs that are a very useful ...Read More
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May 6, 2024
A couple of weeks ago, we concluded our series on how the world has changed by asking the question: Do you know what type of help you need? My speculation was: probably not. If you missed that series, have a look here and here to get caught up. This week’s article will discuss the types ...Read More
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April 27, 2024
In my current set of blog posts about how the world has changed, one of the points I make has to do with the pervasiveness of mobile devices and what you can do with them now. The technology advances in smartphones, mobile processing power, 4G, 5G, and manufacturing practices has brought the cost of these ...Read More
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April 22, 2024
Last week I began my exploration of how the world has changed by taking a look at the change in demographics and technology. You can read that here if you missed it. I am picking up the conversation looking at investment trends focused on digital transformation – while investment is forecast to increase, I believe ...Read More
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