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Sorry. You're right. But I don't think I'm throwing up my hands. I think there are many solutions and certainly not ones that are easily laid out as a final par

by cbracy 14y ago

Sorry. You're right. But I don't think I'm throwing up my hands. I think there are many solutions and certainly not ones that are easily laid out as a final paragraph in a post like this. I'll definitely follow up when I think I have ideas (or share other good ones when I see them) but for me this post was an important first step to clarify my thinking about what the problem is.

Synthetase 14y ago
If it's such a huge problem why don't you go fix it? Or are you volunteering other peoples time?
- orionblastar 14y ago
  It takes more than one person to fix this mess. For example it takes having not only a working business plan, but a working business plan that makes sense. For example it takes a quality control, six sigma program to make sure hardware and software costs less to support than the revenue it brings in. For example it takes VCs not afraid of investing in teams and organizations of people not heard of before, that have good ideas, but need to hire experienced people to guide them. For example it requires companies to hire more people in the USA instead of offshoring to cheaper labor markets in foreign nations. Make it affordable by doing cross-training of different factory positions like New Balance Shoes does, only do it for hardware. For example it takes people who actually know how to run a business instead of the inner circle of elite social kliks who either lack degrees or have the wrong ones. For example it takes giving the public what they want, instead of telling them what they want and changing how your product works just because it has a 'new look' or is 'shiny' but confuses a majority of the users. (Windows 8/RT) For example it takes reforming the way business is done in SV, end the overpaying of executives (esp when the company turns a loss) and make executive pay based on how profitable the company is, and pay the employees more salary with better benefits by cutting executive salaries.
  - Synthetase 14y ago
    I'm aware that many systemic problems require multiple people to resolve as your incredibly insightful comment notes. This post however, is complaining for the sake of complaining. I for one do not rail against the Second Law of Thermodynamics for destroying my beautiful perpetual motion machine ideas. Similarly, offering vague pablums on the state of business in Silicon Valley without real solutions is at best indulgent.
fatbird 14y ago
No, he's not right. As I said above, accurate diagnosis is worthwhile in and of itself. Ideas to address it are great, but don't let the lack of ideas prevent you from clearly identifying something worth addressing.

by cbracy 14y ago

Synthetase 14y ago

If it's such a huge problem why don't you go fix it? Or are you volunteering other peoples time?

orionblastar 14y ago
It takes more than one person to fix this mess. For example it takes having not only a working business plan, but a working business plan that makes sense. For example it takes a quality control, six sigma program to make sure hardware and software costs less to support than the revenue it brings in. For example it takes VCs not afraid of investing in teams and organizations of people not heard of before, that have good ideas, but need to hire experienced people to guide them. For example it requires companies to hire more people in the USA instead of offshoring to cheaper labor markets in foreign nations. Make it affordable by doing cross-training of different factory positions like New Balance Shoes does, only do it for hardware. For example it takes people who actually know how to run a business instead of the inner circle of elite social kliks who either lack degrees or have the wrong ones. For example it takes giving the public what they want, instead of telling them what they want and changing how your product works just because it has a 'new look' or is 'shiny' but confuses a majority of the users. (Windows 8/RT) For example it takes reforming the way business is done in SV, end the overpaying of executives (esp when the company turns a loss) and make executive pay based on how profitable the company is, and pay the employees more salary with better benefits by cutting executive salaries.
- Synthetase 14y ago
  I'm aware that many systemic problems require multiple people to resolve as your incredibly insightful comment notes. This post however, is complaining for the sake of complaining. I for one do not rail against the Second Law of Thermodynamics for destroying my beautiful perpetual motion machine ideas. Similarly, offering vague pablums on the state of business in Silicon Valley without real solutions is at best indulgent.

fatbird 14y ago

No, he's not right. As I said above, accurate diagnosis is worthwhile in and of itself. Ideas to address it are great, but don't let the lack of ideas prevent you from clearly identifying something worth addressing.