Innovation and adaptation: A123 Systems and Plan B – B123 Systems?
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View ArticleThe Thought Leader Interview: Erik Brynjolfsson
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View ArticleFlashback
A post this morning on Engadget about the similarity between the most recent ad for the iPad, and one for the original Apple Newton gave me a profound sense of déjà vu. It’s far from unusual to see...
View ArticleNetflix’s dirty secret – the content sucks!
Although Netfliix’s Instant Streaming Service is now available on a bewildering variety of devices, has grown explosively and drives an impressive valuation on the stock market, here’s the dirty...
View ArticleEntrepreneur: noun – antonym: French Government
From dictionary.com: en·tre·pre·neur: noun A person who organizes and manages any enterprise, especially a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk [emphasis added] From the theatre of...
View ArticleWhen It Comes to R&D, Money Can’t Buy You Happiness
Microsoft’s purchase of Nokia brings enormous resources to bear on the future of Windows Phone. Likewise, Google’s purchase of Motorola was intended to leverage its IP, and to apply almost limitless...
View ArticleThe Future of Activity Trackers (Part 2): Incumbents Beware
[Second in a three-part series on the future of activity trackers] With smartphones rapidly absorbing the functionality of activity trackers (see my previous post), where do Nike, Fitbit, Jawbone,...
View ArticleHave Smartphones Entered Their “Post-PC” Era?
BlackBerry’s sale, Microsoft’s purchase of Nokia, and the lukewarm response to the Moto X have left many wondering if the smartphone has entered its PC phase, a phase in which innovation is incremental...
View ArticleApple’s $470 Billion Question
Apple makes news and drives page views: billion dollar court battles with Samsung, the iPhone 5s and iPad Air, and the release of iOS7. Even news of Apple’s launch events spark feverish speculation...
View ArticleConsumer Engagement is the Future of Healthcare
Consumer engagement is proving to be one of the keystones of behavior change for technology companies. There is a huge disparity in how companies are taking advantage of the opportunities created by...
View ArticleTransformation of Retail (Part 2): Enabling Technologies
Imagine this. One day after work you decide to stop by a new boutique where you bought a pair of boots and a jacket. Upon entering the store, a sales associate holding a tablet personally greets you...
View ArticlePowerful Answers to the World’s Toughest Challenges
At CES in January, Verizon announced the winners of its Powerful Answers Award. These talented entrepreneurs will share $10 million in prize money for their solutions to some of the world’s most...
View ArticleThe Future of Activity Trackers (Part 3): The Secret to Long-Term Engagement
[Third in a three-part series on the future of activity trackers] Sustained consumer engagement is emerging as the key challenge for companies developing wearable devices, or those developing...
View ArticleThree Reasons Startups Love Boston
At Endeavour Partners, our work requires us to stay connected to innovation from the ground floor. For this reason, it’s important for us to be where the startups are, where the VCs are, and where the...
View ArticleSmartphone Innovation Isn’t Dead
Over the last few years, the drum beat proclaiming that smartphone innovation is coming to its end has become louder and louder. If you look at smartphones the way people used to compare PCs, it’s easy...
View ArticleInvesting in the Future
As Steve Jobs famously said, ““The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” At Endeavour Partners, we believe that to anticipate the future successfully, it’s not enough to simply predict...
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