The 10 most promising products of the coming year, as revealed at CES
Guess who is coming to an Android store near you?
sorry PicPlz, but you had your chance…
and you blew it!
It seems like every time Reed Hastings steps up to the podium (be it an actual podium or his blog) something bad happens for Netflix.
So why is he still talking?
To actually think that his direct competition is really HBO and not Amazon, Google, Facebook, etc… is ridiculous!
You are telling me that becoming more like HBO and producing your own original content for exclusive streaming is the direction of this company?
Has he not learned anything yet?
My advice to Mr. Hastings is to stick to what this company knows and does best for now until it rebuilds some credibility with the public.
This doesn’t mean stop trying to innovate by any means, it simply means stop coming out of the gate apologizing for being “overconfident” only to make statements that present you and your company as… well overconfident.
And lets keep it real here, to think that “House of Cards” and “Arrested Development” are the ticket to turning this company around is preposterous.
HBO, Showtime, AMC, they have original content year round. Shows that are established with the masses WAY before it hits the Netflix public, in fact its that same credibility that makes it such a hit on Netflix?!?
How is this guy still the CEO?
Zynga is just days away from going public.
If you haven’t considered selling your home, your car, and possibly one of your children to purchase a couple of thousand shares of this sock… well than, you are not thinking like Millionaire.
With shares expected to start around $8-$10, you should be in a great position come the end of the 3rd Quarter 2012.
Tech Startups Need Non-Techies to Succeed
I say it to everyone and anyone that I come across who is building a product or service without the assistance of a specialized business professional. Don’t get me wrong, it is great to have your Accountant taking a second and third look at your model, however, there has to be a combination of “what you do” and having a person near by that understands and provides you with the necessary advice to get “what you do” done… be it financing, marketing, or simply just direction and leadership.
If you needed a reason to keep your Business Consultant near by or hire a good CFO read Ndubuisi Ekekwe’s latest blog on Tech Startups and the the need for non-techies in order to succeed.
“In the tech startup world, technology is important for success, but it does not disproportionately determine winners and losers. Two companies can invent similar technologies; one will win and the other will lose. Focusing on technology supremacy alone is a model for failure. Over the years, I have consistently seen what I call “latent factors” — business features that are generally outside the scope of the core tech team — to be real factors in a company’s success. ”
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I really wish we had one of these in Portland.
“CoCo is a place where independent workers, small businesses and corporate workgroups can gather to share ideas, team up on projects and get some work done. We’re a business center that gives you an alternative to working from home or meeting at the local coffee shop.”
My people over at the-goods always come thorough with the days news…
even before the day is over.
Apple Introduces Game Subscriptions
Seattle-based game developer Big Fish Games has begun offering games by subscription through the App Store.
China Surpasses U.S. Smartphone Sales
More smartphones are now sold in China than the U.S., according to estimatesfrom research firm Strategy Analytics.
Apple Black Friday Deals Leaked
Apple’s Black Friday discounts have leaked, displaying the usual roster of modest discounts on popular devices.
Lenovo Unveils ‘World’s Smallest’ Desktop PC
Lenvo has announced what it claims is the world’s smallest desktop PC, theIdeaCentre Q180.
Nokia Siemens Networks to Lay Off 17,000
Nokia Siemens Networks, the telecommunications division of the Finnish handset manufacturer, plans to lay off 17,000 employees by the end of 2013, the result of its recent acquisition of Motorola Network Solutions.
Further News
- Rupert Murdoch’s son James Murdoch has resigned form the boards ofThe Times, The Sunday Times and The Sun.
- The launch of Samsung’s Galaxy Nexus phone has been pushed back to December.
- You can use a JavaScript hack to view the new version of YouTube,which looks a lot like Google’s other revamped services.
- Steve Ballmer’s worst nightmare: here’s how Microsoft could go down in flames.
- Samsung’s latest advertisements go after Apple fanboys.
- Kevin Rose’s first app from Milk, called Oink, has been downloaded 100,000 times.
- Microsoft is building a version of its motion controller, the Kinect, forWindows.
- Google is purging more projects — including Wave.
- Pandora’s earnings were decent, but the stock still dropped in extended trading yesterday.
- A departing engineer says Twitter is a mess right now.
