Homegrown software is often undervalued. Why? Because many companies assume that software without a major brand associated with it is sub standard. You may not be able to guarantee the reliability, security or scalability of software (or even a clever spreadsheet) that you’ve created, but if it solves a business problem, you’ve got an asset. [...]
Homegrown Software as a Marketing Tool?
Posted on 30. Jan, 2009 by David Kluskiewicz in manufacturing
Being creative and civil to one another in tough times
Posted on 24. Jan, 2009 by Ira Yellen in Uncategorized
Times like these require all of us to look at ourselves and say what role will we play in creating a sustainable community that is based upon trust and caring for one another. As the bible says, “Give, and it shall be given to you. For whatever measure you deal out to others, it will [...]
Listen Up: Open Source Will Change Your Business Too
Posted on 09. Jan, 2009 by David Kluskiewicz in entrepreneurs, innovation
This morning’s In Business podcast from the BBC has some great information about the evolution of the open source movement. Listen here. Notable is that the Open Source movement is moving beyond software and extending into the physical world. It’s uncomfortable for a lot of businesses to think of something they have sold for years [...]
How I spend my New Year's Eve and Day and Next Day Holiday.
Posted on 02. Jan, 2009 by Ira Yellen in Uncategorized
No Dial Tone: What happened to Common Sense? Scene of the Crime Wednesday, December 31, 2008 4:30 pm —Received call from my office neighbor that our office alarm went off, and that there was a beep beep sound coming from office. I was perplexed since I left the office a few hours earlier. I wasn’t [...]