When the myth of the visionary founder flounders: push back!
Tesla has announced it’s phasing out its cars’ use of ultrasonic sensors (USS) to sense objects in the world around them. It’s part of the company’s shift towar...
Category: Strategy
It’s time we hack the shit out of this virus
The subvariant, known as XBB, accounted for about 52.6% of all cases in New England during the period of time between Dec. 18 and Dec. 24, according to CDC data...
Jammin’ to the venture beat. And my first patent thrown in for good measure.
Back at the end of 2002, if I recall correctly, Nokia set up an internal Venture Challenge – a challenge to have folks submit ideas, find some promising o...
My greatest story, never much told: Nokia Cloud
In early 2004, I joined the small Nokia Lifeblog team to lead sales and marketing. Over the roughly 18 months I was with the team, I learned so much about the f...
Unlocking value in plain sight: not as common as you’d think
I like to walk expo floors that have a lot of machines, gadgets, and gizmos and engage with vendors, doing some research and testing out some ideas. Last fall, ...
Why changing your spots is hard: shifting a business from hardware to software
Shifting from a hardware business to a software business is not easy. Organizations need to be prepared to make the changes necessary to succeed.
One big wish for CircuitPython in 2022
I thought I could add my voice to the folks sharing their wishes for CircuitPython in 2022. Boards I likeI was really pleased with how many boards came out last...
The back and forthing when selecting microcontrollers for my projects
The tools we use not only deliver the experience we wish to build, but also shape the experience. So when I think of what will be the brains of my project, the ...
Ever-evolving organizational management
I’ve been full-out making for about twenty months (as I count them). As I get deeper into building more complex projects based on microcontrollers, bare c...
Does open sourcing hurt mid-sized hardware makers?
In a recent video, Seon talked about his struggle with open sourcing his products. He’s in favor of open sourcing, obviously, and makes most of his software and...