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jbtombes
2/22/2016 12:51:57 PM
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Silicon Valley roots?
He doesn't talk like a telco veteran, which is good - but he's been in wireless/wireline most of his career. Maybe his Silicon Valley roots go back to 80s and early 90s. How fast were things back then?
DHagar
2/22/2016 9:36:50 PM
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Re: Silicon Valley roots?
jbtombes, I think that is why he is forward-thinking! Yes, he definitely has the Silicon Valley vision.
The time period you are referring to was not as fast, Moore's Law, but was equally as competitive - as that was the launching of the internet. So as I see it, he learned the ropes during that time.
He truly has a great vision and I like the point at the end that it really means everything can change.
jbtombes
2/23/2016 9:55:13 AM
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Re: Silicon Valley roots?
Maybe that was during the decade after he got a Double E and before the MBA and management consulting. Impressive record in any case. And transformation doesn't just happen by itself - it takes someone who can push and pull and lead.
DHagar
2/23/2016 2:14:41 PM
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Re: Silicon Valley roots?
jbtombes, I am with you. Both with his experience in Silicon Valley and his education, he truly is a visionary. And that is unique, unfortunately. With his leadership I predict AT&T will continue to be highly competitive.
batye
2/23/2016 2:46:18 PM
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Re: Silicon Valley roots?
@jbtombes yes you are right but other factors in play too... like present state of the economy... and who is planing in the board room...
mpouraryan
2/23/2016 3:03:26 PM
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Re: Silicon Valley roots?
@Batye: If one wanted to be scared by the Economy, many of the investments will stop. Sometimes it is during downturns that some of the greatest investments are made. It is in the end about the risk to achieve an end result.
batye
2/23/2016 3:12:14 PM
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Re: Silicon Valley roots?
@mpouraryan yes, you are right and I could not agree more, but we live in the global world, global economy...
mpouraryan
2/23/2016 3:15:29 PM
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Re: Silicon Valley roots?
@batye: yes it is a global village--no question. But being witness to transformation entails us to be smart, strategic and not, per se, buy into the hype that some of the players may wish to push. It is up to us to make the call.
batye
2/23/2016 3:28:44 PM
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Re: Silicon Valley roots?
@mpouraryan yes, you are right, as it up to us to do it... as long as we are willing....
Re: Silicon Valley roots?
@mpouraryan:
Sometimes it is during downturns that some of the greatest investments are made....
This is the secret that some enterprenurs would like to consider and reap maximum rewards. One would never get into enterprenurship if there is scare and/or unwillingness towards risk. Risk goes hand in hand here. How well you think ahead and have your mitigation plan in place is the real key.
mpouraryan
2/24/2016 3:10:18 PM
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Re: Silicon Valley roots?
@ms.Akkkeini: No one has a real crystal ball, though. I was reflecting upon this as I saw some stats from Apple, for instance, about how many Apple Watches has shipped and the growth has been at best, Negligible. With the economy slowing as noted by the Guardian just within the past 15 minutes, it will be interesting--to say the least.....
Re: Silicon Valley roots?
@mpouraryan:
Ofcourse that is undersatndable. And prior to making any moves that pre work of due dilegence is an absokute must and am sure folks very well spend their time and effort in getting all that done. Analysing market trend based on history data as you pointed out in your example with Apple watches is another key aspect. Then get ready with a forecast model using that history data would be an essential tool towards that decsion making.
Ariella
2/24/2016 4:29:26 PM
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Re: Silicon Valley roots?
@mpouraryan Well, Apple got some stiff competition in the smartwatch category. One of my online friends posted today that he's very much enamored of his Huawei watch for the look of its face and its reasonable price.
Re: Silicon Valley roots?
@Ariella:
Competition is a significant key item that all enterprises have to cope and deal with, no matter how big or small a company is. We never know it may just take one product for a tiny company to become BIG into market and then get into dominant share and focus. That small entity can very well shake the big players completely. What really matters is understanding the consumer nerve and catching with any craving element that seems to be missing part. That would yield to success, just my two centes.
mpouraryan
2/25/2016 3:00:31 PM
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Re: Silicon Valley roots?
I have invested in a "pebble" and am quite impressed by it--all the key functions at a fraction of the cost. There lies Apple's Challenge as we march on with the transformation process.
Ariella
2/25/2016 3:34:19 PM
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Re: Silicon Valley roots?
@mpourayan yes, the same guy said that nothing compares to Pebble's long battery life.
vnewman
2/26/2016 4:50:55 PM
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Re: Silicon Valley roots?
The Pebble works with both Android and iPhone? I'm surprised that Apple didn't squash that somehow.
freehe
2/27/2016 12:50:24 PM
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Re: Silicon Valley roots?
ms.akkineni, I agree. If a company no matter what the size wants to remain competitive they must move towards full or partial virtualization. U.S. companies are more rigid in terms of moving towards newer technology than overseas companies which is unfortunate.
batye
3/1/2016 3:14:38 AM
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Re: Silicon Valley roots?
@freehe I would say this days at this stage of the economy... it no other way around only moving forward...
batye
3/1/2016 3:13:43 AM
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@vnewman maybe Apple overlook for now... or ???
batye
3/1/2016 3:16:19 AM
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@Ariella yes, but this days is so many players in smartwatch market... and I'm not counting no name one from China... over-saturating the market....
mpouraryan
2/23/2016 3:02:15 PM
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Re: Silicon Valley roots?
The need to be able to "think beyond the now" is vital ever more. I can't help but laugh at where we've been, though--especially as I was running Lotus Notes on a 486 over a dial-up--and how we're seeing things coming out of Barcelona is blowing me away.
Ariella
2/23/2016 1:12:14 PM
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Re: Silicon Valley roots?
@jbtomes maybe he reveals some of that in the books that he wrote back in 1998 and 1999. At that point, he seemed focus on value as that is the key word in both titles: The Value Enterprise, published in January 1998, and Value Creating Growth, published in 1999.
DHagar
2/23/2016 2:16:58 PM
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Re: Silicon Valley roots?
Ariella, interesting research. His words are worth reading!
To the point of value, clearly a company that stays competitive and produces goods and services that customers want will produce value - a great focus!
mpouraryan
2/23/2016 3:04:27 PM
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As I read thru the discourse, I can't but wonder that the concept of value should be something that should be embraced by all on a constant and consistent basis.
Ariella
2/23/2016 3:13:41 PM
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@mpourayan certainly, it's a quality with timeless appeal and application.
mpouraryan
2/23/2016 3:17:17 PM
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As I have been catching up on the latest out of Barcelona thanks to the team, we are truly living in interesting times. The challenge is to harness this in a way that prserves the human element--no matter what.
batye
2/23/2016 3:29:28 PM
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@mpouraryan - we are living in the future - now... - today :)
mpouraryan
2/23/2016 3:32:27 PM
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@batye: The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. The dream of coming together and working to transform is something that all must embrace. That's at the heart of transformation. As I have underscored, though, as long as the human element is never forgotten.
batye
2/23/2016 10:32:12 PM
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mpouraryan
2/24/2016 3:15:18 PM
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Many thanks @batye--the thing, though, we have to guard against is arrogance. I was thinking about it today as I saw Vinod Khosa, a co-founder of Sun, asking 30 Million to allow folks access to the Beach. A sense of humility with an eye to the future has to be the order of the day.
batye
2/24/2016 4:00:28 PM
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@mpouraryan thank you, humanity still have Hope :)
dlr5288
2/24/2016 12:25:49 PM
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Speed and the Cloud
Here again the Cloud is popping up. I think it's safe to ay that the Cloud in't going anywhere and that companies have no choice, but to embrace it. Even though it isn't the most reliable. I was suprised to know that 60% of AT&T in this field is already Cloud based and that their goal is to hit 80%. I had no idea it was that high in the first place.
Also I'm glad to hear that speed is not only important, but a necessity to the company. Speed really is, in my opinion, the biggest factor especially to a lot of customers.
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