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Productonomics is my own little invention that applies an “economic way of thinking” to technology product development, and the Fallacy of Sunk Cost is, IMO, a highly applicable economic principle. Proper understanding and application not only benefits the products we make, but it benefits morale an

Ok – confession time:  I didn’t see the movie, I don’t plan to, and this isn’t a film review at all.  I am merely using the subject matter of the film as a device to further what, for me, is the more central and important lesson of this tale … and that is that ideas [...]

Readwriteweb‘s recent  addition of the “Readwrite Cloud” blog has been a real godsend for me and probably others who are faced with the task of creating products with “the cloud” in mind.  It seems like every product discussion I have, overhear, or read about these days involves a cloud component. 

On the heels of introducing “Productonomics“, I figured I should go ahead and post something relevant, and this article caught my eye a few weeks ago from Silicon Alley Insider: Facebook Has Zynga By The Short Hairs — But It Needs To Be Careful. Yes, of course I appreciate any business article tha

When it comes to my blog and thinking and writing about things of interest to me (and hopefully others), I obscenely violate of the best practices that I enthusiastically promote to all those I work with – “generate ideas, quickly share them, iterate, optimize, repeat”.  Well, I’ve decided to stop v

RT @venturehacks: Unless you’re famous or a big company, why do a closed beta? http://j.mp/apk64S... Indeed – or why "beta" at all # Unified Theory getting closer? – http://bit.ly/c3tgG1 #

Distimo Mobile World Congress 2010 Presentation – Mobile Application Stores State of Play Above is a presentation given by Distimo Blog about mobile app stores, pricing, revenue, market size, etc.  There are a lot of interesting tidbits in there, but here were the pieces I found interesting: Android

Those of us who work in technology can often become jaded perhaps “unimpressable” by new technologies or applications of technology. After all, innovations are usually iterative and built upon an existing bedrock of technology that may not seem very impressive anymore. There are time, though, when y

Dropbox for BBerry – about time!- http://bit.ly/96N2w5 # Two way search is good for the web- http://bit.ly/dmKCxc # Been a while… (@ 500 Club) http://4sq.com/vjVSc #

We7 To Launch Music Streaming Service to Compete with Spotify, Grooveshark and MOG http://bit.ly/bUl0Ii …. why? # How startups should deal with "incumbents"-http://bit.ly/aHYSyV # I will be mayor, I tell you… (@ Argus Lounge) http://4sq.com/6EmwsL # Gavin needs my advice… Again. (@ San Francisco Cit