2013 was without a shadow of doubt the most intense, eventful and transformational year for my company PeoplePerHour since it’s founding in 2008. And so as the year comes to an end I reflected as I usually do on what the key learning from the year have been for me. continue reading »
The grip that these companies have today is almost unbreakable. But – that’s a grip on the de facto platforms of today. Meaning the internet, mobile and computing devices as we know them.
As history has taught us, what’s easier than breaking a grip that strong, is to render the platform its gripped on obsolete. Kodak was unbreakable in film. Until digital came along. Nokia was unbreakable in mobile devices. Until smartphones came along. Dell was unbreakable in computers. Until tablets came along.
I think what will disrupt these de facto goliaths of today is a move to a completely new playing field that will render the internet, and computer devices – including mobile devices – totally obsolete and unnecessary. Yes – unnecessary. And that will happen in the next two decades. continue reading »
I am still shocked that most people in America and generally Western Europe don’t get that today there is nothing ‘emerging’ about ‘emerging markets’. Other than legacy terminology. What we call ‘emerging’ are economies which are some of the most cash-rich, innovative, fast-moving and have some of the best educational systems in the world. And if we don’t wake up and smell the coffee, we will all work for them very soon. Samsung employees over 270,000 people, is world leader in products the majority of Korea couldn’t even afford 10 years ago and today they sell more of them than anyone in the world (phones & TVs included). The world is moving incredibly fast and we are still tied to outdated terms like emerging markets. Let’s wake up!
