In a comment on my t3n article “Job destruction through digitalization: The scaremongering business! “, it was noted that I was arguing purely historically that technological progress creates more work. Until now, I hadn’t really realized that the majority of people don’t even know why this is the case. But it’s quite simple. An attempt…
Last week Oro announced a first round of funding. Over the last 3 years, the business application platform “Oro” has spawned various open source products such as OroCRM, OroCommerce and indirectly many others such as Akeneo, Marello, Diamante Desk and TimeLap. An interview with CEO Yoav Kutner, who built Magento together with Roy Rubin before…
Since yesterday morning, there has been a “Ask a question” button in the right-hand column of this page. An experiment. Read here why this is the case and what you can do with it.
I can tell you that 20 years in the project business does not go by without a trace. Almost everyone I talk to in the industry is actually fed up with it. Too much movement, too many moving targets, too much stress. Sooner or later, almost all digital agencies feel the need to launch a…
Magnolia CMS has practically always been there. They have survived the ups and downs of the digital economy. And today they are stronger and more present than ever. An interview with Boris Kraft, Co-Founder of Magnolia, about entrepreneurship & bootstrapping, CMS & business platform and the future challenges of our industry.
Medical care is said to be excellent in Switzerland and Germany. If you compare it with other countries, this is undoubtedly true. And yet, if you take a step back from the existing structures, many things are completely out of kilter. And users in the medical sector are quietly undergoing a transformation to digital. People…
A lot is written about digital business models. On disruptive approaches. Expensive evaluations and process models are sold and tried out. What usually emerges are lazy compromises, “digitized” age-old processes. It sounds paradoxical. But in order to construct new, successful, digitally supported business models, the digital tools are of secondary importance. What is fundamental is…
Not so long ago, Microsoft was seen as the ultimate evil when it came to open source. And at the end of the Steve Ballmer era, it sometimes felt as if Microsoft was being completely left behind. If you look at Microsoft today, you see a company that is transforming its business model and adapting…
I am often asked which sectors are particularly at risk of experiencing upheaval. The list is comparatively long. And the question is two-dimensional: on the one hand, the answer gives an indication of where existing players should pay particular attention. On the other hand, it gives an indication of which start-ups might be particularly worth…
There is a tremendous demand in the market for eCommerce solutions. For years. And you might think that this would provoke many new players and a great deal of competition. This is by no means the case. If you subtract all the marketing speak, it’s more like stagnation. Basically, not much has changed in the…