Vision for IoT Smart Personal Assistant

The current generation of Smart Wearables Devices (SWD) were primarily introduced as a companion device to the smartphone. As such, SWD’s offer nothing more than the added convenience of “usability of the go” and “small form factor“. Most buyers, including me, question the wisdom of owning a muted version of a smartphone on their wrist; a …

Mobile Platforms Update: Android has the best long-term potential.

Update to my recent posting on Platform Products & Service: A Strategic Guide to launch, sustain and build enduring leadership. Mountain View mobile app development platform company Appcelerator Inc. said 54 percent of the 2,733 developers it surveyed said Google’s (NASDAQ:GOOG) Android has the best long-term potential how to slim down fast. Android is favored …

2014: USA EBook Reader Sales: 75 Million Units, Penetration Rate: 22%

Cumulative sales of EBook readers in the USA will reach close to 75 million units by 2014 with a penetration rate of around 22% marking an inflection point for the US Book publishing industry. My preliminary projections on EBook Reader sales in the USA are based on studying similar adoption patterns. The adoption of DVD …

New Product Design– A Toolkit for Identifying Whitespaces

When developing new products it is the job of a Product Manager(PM) to use his judgment based on inputs from market research, competitive intelligence and development teams to come with a product-mix that offers customers a compelling reason to buy. Any offering by its very existence forms a unique triangular dependence with three major constituents: …

EBooks and Future of the US Book Publishing Industry (Part-I)

Part-I on this series will analyze the current state of the US book publishing industry -the key players, the value chain and profit distribution between the various players and rules that define competition within this industry. Part-II will address the key challenges and strategic choices confronting both established and new entrants as EBook adoption accelerates. …