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Re: Peak Oversight: A Corporate Disease

iankennedy — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 16:38:05 -0000

Think about *why* people buy your product not so much *how* they use it once they already bought it. As Christensen says in the Innovator's Solution, "People don't want to buy a quarter-inch drill. They want a quarter-inch hole." Continue to fulfill that desire and you'll stay relevant.

Re: Peak Oversight: A Corporate Disease

Tim Rosenblatt — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 07:20:39 -0000

I've thought about this before. It's almost cliche to bring it up, but it sounds a *lot* like the RIAA and the recording industry.

The only solution I can think of is to have high enough margins on existing business to support a healthy and aggressive R&D department

Re: Peak Oversight: A Corporate Disease

toddsampson — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:19:13 -0000

Thanks for the comment Rob... Details please. (Note: By its very nature, this is a large enterprise issue; and yet another reason I am a startup guy at heart.)

Re: Peak Oversight: A Corporate Disease

robjohnson — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:13:29 -0000

I take issue with your last sentence about there being no known cure. In fact, I happen to know of a promising practice out here in Boulder that's guaranteed to fix this malady. Anytime you want to come explore for a while and clean it out of your system, let me know.