As expected, Apple’s announcement of the new 3G iPhone, and the new AppStore, has the press aflutter. I have heard predictions of Apple selling 60 million units or more over the next year, and the AppStore becoming a major revenue generator for the company. Its easy to come to this conclusion, as people [...]
Over the past year, I have been intrigued about the opportunities in the mobile phone industry, specific to application development. Google and Apple have fueled the excitement among software developers with their activities in this space, with Google developing the Android platform, and Apple’s announcements of the iPhone SDK coming AppStore. These two [...]
Being in a leadership position means that you are responsible for looking out for the people under your stewardship. Excelling here is the right thing to do, but can also pay dividends throughout your professional life. That’s the philosophy behind Chris Michel’s extra equity grant to three key senior managers at his company Affinity Labs, [...]
Its amazing what a role model can do to your perspective. Facebook, founded by Harvard ex-students Mark Zuckerberg and Dustin Moskovitz, have set an example of finding success through dropping out of school. And their success was not lost of fellow students. This WSJ article explores how Facebook has been a [...]