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Mike Lynch and his lessons learned
Last week I went to talk by founder Mike Lynch founder of Autonomy, a very successful software business that got acquired by Hewlett Packard last year. Since that acquisition, Mike has been involved in all kinds of battles with HP and its CEO Meg Whitman. Luckily that’s not what this talk focused on. Instead, Mike shared…
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How supermarkets are becoming entertainment platforms
Over the past year or so supermarket giants such as Sainsbury’s and Tesco have started venturing into entertainment content. A good example is supermarket giant Tesco which acquired We7 (digital music) and Blinkbox (video on demand) last year. Its UK competitor Sainsbury bought online entertainment platform Global Media Vault and Anobii (eBooks) around the same time. I wondered about…
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“Lean Analytics” (Book Review)
Data is key. Analytics are key. But what does one need to measure? And why? Experienced entrepreneurs Alistair Croll and Benjamin Yoskovitz wrote “Lean Analytics”, which came out last month. “Lean Analytics” is a great book for anyone who wishes to learn more about validating an idea, building the right product and measuring growth. In…
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