BusinessWeek recently came up with their BusinessWeek 50 list, which represents their choice of the “best in class” companies from the 10 economic sectors that make up the S&P 500. Essentially, BusinessWeek has short-listed companies based on 2 main factors;
* Average return on capital and sales growth
* A comparative analysis of companies with peers in their sectors
I just came across a brilliant post by Joe Lewis at WebProNews, where he has summarized Guy Kawasaki’s opening keynote address at this year’s PubCon. In his talk, Guy has given a detailed overview outlining ten specific points that innovative companies should heed when developing new products and services.
Having long read Guy’s amazing book ‘Art of the Start’, I know the points outlined in Joe’s post and can vouch for a fact that this is some very, very useful information. Infact, I would urge each one of you to invest in Guy’s book if you haven’t already done so. Its a brilliant read, and there is so much more that he talks about.
Remember my post from coupla months back on the subject of “The Long Tail“? Well, if you do, I am sure you can also remember my fondness for Joe Kraus’s idea about the ‘Long Tail of Software’ and especially his PowerPoint pitch for his company JotSpot.com
Well, I guess someone at Google must have seen the same pitch, because Google recently announced its acquisition of JotSpot.
Ohh Yeah, there is one more ‘King Ka-ching’ behind the whole $1.65bn YouTube.com acquisition by the Big G. Like most of the people(including my friend Kedar) , I too have been closely following the Google takeover, and there is a whole lot being said about the deal. But very few people actually know that there is a 3rd founder involved with the YouTube team.
While doing my daily dose of BusinessWeek reading, I came across an insightful article which absolutely warranted a post on my blog. So here it is !
In their quest to come up with a “summer reading list” , BusinessWeek asked entrepreneurs which books were most influential in helping them build their companies. These were the replies …
1. Carol Bartz - Executive Chairman, Autodesk
“A little book called THE CONATIVE CONNECTION, by management consultant Kathy Kolbe, has been by my side for years. It explains motivations and work styles better than anything else I’ve read. In any business, you have to bring out the best in people. The only way to do that is to understand them.”
In India, poor and illiterate patients are being used to test new drugs for the West and some are unaware they are even taking part in clinical trials.
I was casually munching away on my food, when a BBC news report shook my nerves ! We have all known India as an Outsourcing heaven, but how many of us have seen the dark side of outsourced patients?
