• Partnerships for Start-ups and Small Business.

    Partnerships for Start-ups and Small Business.

    A partner ecosystem is often a secondary thought when starting a business or running a small business. Like everything else, it takes resources and investments. However, when done correctly, it can be very profitable for the business. So, where should you begin? There are generally five components to setting a strategy for partnerships: Once the…

  • Is AI stealing your content and data?

    Is AI stealing your content and data?

    If you haven’t caught the latest kerfuffle on the AI content collection front, let me give you the latest. And mark my words, this is only the beginning. About a month ago Adobe changed their Terms of Service for their Creative Cloud products. The two areas of the new Terms that are drawing the most…

  • Why ISV’s fail.

    Why ISV’s fail.

    I’ve been a part of several ISV failures and there were several factors that they all had in common. A common factor with most of them was the leaders didn’t understand software design and development. They didn’t understand the costs, timelines, or the impact of constantly changing requirements. In my career I’ve seen countless entities…

  • Who benefits from a Fractional Leadership model?

    Who benefits from a Fractional Leadership model?

    The idea of fractional leadership isn’t new, however the ways in which this hiring model are being used is constantly evolving. We came up with this approach to resolve several different kinds of business challenges. The model isn’t limited to just start-ups or SMB’s who can’t afford to hire full-time executives. Here are a couple…