Comments on: Monday’s Musings: Reflections On Obama And The False Hope For A Tech Halo http://blog.softwareinsider.org/2011/02/21/mondays-musings-reflections-on-obama-and-the-false-hope-for-a-tech-halo/ Your buy side advocate for enterprise apps strategies, vendor selection, & contract negotiations Mon, 21 May 2012 23:40:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Doug Hadden http://blog.softwareinsider.org/2011/02/21/mondays-musings-reflections-on-obama-and-the-false-hope-for-a-tech-halo/comment-page-1/#comment-10769 Doug Hadden Wed, 23 Feb 2011 17:34:13 +0000 http://blog.softwareinsider.org/?p=7150#comment-10769 Ray, It seems somewhat ironic that in the age of bootstrapped Web 2.0 innovation that industrial-age tech thinking persists. For example, the concept of focusing on large tech companies when there is so much growth and innovation in smaller business. Your point of "encouraging entrepreneurs" is appropos because so much innovation potential is provided to prop up organizations that are insulated from the need to innovate. You're bang-on by point out that holistic solutions are needed. One doesn't turn on innovation one morning. Ray,

It seems somewhat ironic that in the age of bootstrapped Web 2.0 innovation that industrial-age tech thinking persists. For example, the concept of focusing on large tech companies when there is so much growth and innovation in smaller business. Your point of “encouraging entrepreneurs” is appropos because so much innovation potential is provided to prop up organizations that are insulated from the need to innovate.

You’re bang-on by point out that holistic solutions are needed. One doesn’t turn on innovation one morning.

]]> By: R "Ray" Wang http://blog.softwareinsider.org/2011/02/21/mondays-musings-reflections-on-obama-and-the-false-hope-for-a-tech-halo/comment-page-1/#comment-10767 R "Ray" Wang Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:42:45 +0000 http://blog.softwareinsider.org/?p=7150#comment-10767 Richard - thanks for your point of view. I think you'll find many people nodding their heads right now! If there's anything we can do to help, let us know? - Ray Richard – thanks for your point of view. I think you’ll find many people nodding their heads right now! If there’s anything we can do to help, let us know? – Ray

]]> By: Richard Blackham http://blog.softwareinsider.org/2011/02/21/mondays-musings-reflections-on-obama-and-the-false-hope-for-a-tech-halo/comment-page-1/#comment-10766 Richard Blackham Wed, 23 Feb 2011 16:33:29 +0000 http://blog.softwareinsider.org/?p=7150#comment-10766 Great article. Good evaluation of the current state of play. Like most aspiring foreign based web startups we have a San Francisco office just to be visible as players in the SV spectacle, but as to whether it is really necessary to go as far as move there I'm not yet fully convinced. There are also great pockets of entrepreneurship elsewhere that are as well funded, but which don't have the profile and volume of shoulder-rubbing wheelers and dealers. If I could be convinced our early stage story would be funded for growth, I'd move us all there like a shot. Meantime SV actually only changes the lives of a very small number of global entrepreneurs. Great article. Good evaluation of the current state of play. Like most aspiring foreign based web startups we have a San Francisco office just to be visible as players in the SV spectacle, but as to whether it is really necessary to go as far as move there I’m not yet fully convinced. There are also great pockets of entrepreneurship elsewhere that are as well funded, but which don’t have the profile and volume of shoulder-rubbing wheelers and dealers.
If I could be convinced our early stage story would be funded for growth, I’d move us all there like a shot. Meantime SV actually only changes the lives of a very small number of global entrepreneurs.

]]> By: Monday’s Musings: Reflections On Obama And The False Hope For A Tech Halo | Constellation Research http://blog.softwareinsider.org/2011/02/21/mondays-musings-reflections-on-obama-and-the-false-hope-for-a-tech-halo/comment-page-1/#comment-10712 Monday’s Musings: Reflections On Obama And The False Hope For A Tech Halo | Constellation Research Tue, 22 Feb 2011 06:01:01 +0000 http://blog.softwareinsider.org/?p=7150#comment-10712 [...] (Read the full article @ A Software Insider’s Point of View) [...] [...] (Read the full article @ A Software Insider’s Point of View) [...]

]]> By: R "Ray" Wang http://blog.softwareinsider.org/2011/02/21/mondays-musings-reflections-on-obama-and-the-false-hope-for-a-tech-halo/comment-page-1/#comment-10709 R "Ray" Wang Tue, 22 Feb 2011 05:25:28 +0000 http://blog.softwareinsider.org/?p=7150#comment-10709 Rita - you are right. we have an attractive environment today. we've managed to survive many ups and downs, the question is do we understand the elements of success or are we just lucky? - Ray Rita – you are right. we have an attractive environment today. we’ve managed to survive many ups and downs, the question is do we understand the elements of success or are we just lucky? – Ray

]]> By: R "Ray" Wang http://blog.softwareinsider.org/2011/02/21/mondays-musings-reflections-on-obama-and-the-false-hope-for-a-tech-halo/comment-page-1/#comment-10708 R "Ray" Wang Tue, 22 Feb 2011 05:24:51 +0000 http://blog.softwareinsider.org/?p=7150#comment-10708 Adam - good points. we haven't made the investments and bitten the bullet b/c we have been so "attractive" as others want a piece of the american dream. Can we keep it up? my guess - no. where do we start is the questions? - ray Adam – good points. we haven’t made the investments and bitten the bullet b/c we have been so “attractive” as others want a piece of the american dream. Can we keep it up? my guess – no. where do we start is the questions? – ray

]]> By: Rita Roy Choudhury http://blog.softwareinsider.org/2011/02/21/mondays-musings-reflections-on-obama-and-the-false-hope-for-a-tech-halo/comment-page-1/#comment-10707 Rita Roy Choudhury Tue, 22 Feb 2011 05:21:06 +0000 http://blog.softwareinsider.org/?p=7150#comment-10707 The strength of the Valley has been to create an environment conducive to financing innovation. In a world where there has been a re-distribution of talent and centers of innovation, the valley can still remain ahead of the game. Now it just has to hunker down and do it better and for more- broaden its scope to include other industries that create jobs, industries other than IT. Can it do that? The strength of the Valley has been to create an environment conducive to financing innovation. In a world where there has been a re-distribution of talent and centers of innovation, the valley can still remain ahead of the game. Now it just has to hunker down and do it better and for more- broaden its scope to include other industries that create jobs, industries other than IT. Can it do that?

]]> By: Adam http://blog.softwareinsider.org/2011/02/21/mondays-musings-reflections-on-obama-and-the-false-hope-for-a-tech-halo/comment-page-1/#comment-10706 Adam Tue, 22 Feb 2011 05:16:35 +0000 http://blog.softwareinsider.org/?p=7150#comment-10706 Great piece Ray. Western countries, and the US in particular, have to invest in infrastructure and education, to maintain a leadership position. It must be a long term strategy not a photo op. Great piece Ray. Western countries, and the US in particular, have to invest in infrastructure and education, to maintain a leadership position. It must be a long term strategy not a photo op.

]]> By: R "Ray" Wang http://blog.softwareinsider.org/2011/02/21/mondays-musings-reflections-on-obama-and-the-false-hope-for-a-tech-halo/comment-page-1/#comment-10674 R "Ray" Wang Mon, 21 Feb 2011 12:33:45 +0000 http://blog.softwareinsider.org/?p=7150#comment-10674 Mike - thanks. i'm sure the UK government's reading this one =) = Ray Mike – thanks. i’m sure the UK government’s reading this one =) = Ray

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]]> By: Mike Simons http://blog.softwareinsider.org/2011/02/21/mondays-musings-reflections-on-obama-and-the-false-hope-for-a-tech-halo/comment-page-1/#comment-10669 Mike Simons Mon, 21 Feb 2011 11:42:10 +0000 http://blog.softwareinsider.org/?p=7150#comment-10669 First rate analysis Ray. Many myths punctured, some bigotry challenged and some very sound prescriptions for action. It would be nice if the UK government read this post... First rate analysis Ray. Many myths punctured, some bigotry challenged and some very sound prescriptions for action. It would be nice if the UK government read this post…

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