The Membership Economy (or The End of Ownership?)

It seems that nearly everything is available on a pay-as-you-go or pay-for-access model. Even things that you used to have to buy outright.  You can pay for membership to musical content, games, encyclopedias, and software applications.  But you can also...

What Salesforce.com Can Teach Us

I just finished reading Marc Benioff's book Behind the Cloud: The Untold Story of How Salesforce.com Went from Idea to Billion-Dollar Company-and Revolutionized an Industry.  While it wasn't exactly a story (it was more of a list of short blurbs,...

Palo Alto: Freemium Event

I will be hosting and moderating the following event.  The planned location isn't big enough to accomodate the crowd, so we are moving to a bigger space, likely also at the Faculty Club.  Please let me know if you plan to be there, so i can say hello!...

No such thing as a free lunch

Free is not a Business Model.  It's a Marketing Tactic   As I prepare for tonight's talk on Free for B2B, I am rwminded of how many companies still think "giving product away" qualifies as a business strategy (at least until the IPO or...