Jim Muttram

The FT ran an article last month which resonated considerably with me. The thrust of the piece was that lengthy goodbyes are not good for business. What is the point of these lengthy handovers? Once your departure is announced, your authority leaves with it. Your…

There was an interesting juxtaposition of articles in the Observer this morning. The leader set the tone with a strong call for action in the face of the IPCC report.  Last week, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published its fifth assessment report on the physical science…

Has Apple has lost its innovation mojo? Yes, according to many pundits who weighed in immediately following last Tuesday's announcements of the iPhone 5S and 5C.  Comments from The Guardian were typical: "Once a company renowned for breaking new ground, Apple is turning into a…

Microsoft's headline-grabbing acquisition of (most of) Nokia's handset division dominated the airwaves this morning but among all the coverage was a piece from Techcrunch on the bit that Nokia is left with. That is, somewhat clumsily, called HERE and it is a software business building…

I loved this passage in a talk given by Stijn Debrouwere who works at The Guardian: The metrics you’ll need will depend on your business, but as a starting point I like Dave McClure’s list of five startup metrics for pirates: acquisition: finding new users activation: getting…