by Thomas | Dec 21, 2020 | conference, product management.
Thanks to Prof Dirk Riehle, I get to do a guest lecture to the COSS masters class at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) this week, Wednesday 10.45 German time. This is an open lecture in that anyone can attend, details on how to register here.....
by Thomas | Dec 13, 2020 | devops, HR, HRTECH, marketing, product management., Start up
Who's your pick for 2021? pic.twitter.com/j8iHnzPjyR — Ethics in Bricks (@EthicsInBricks) December 12, 2020 The brilliance of @EthicsInBricks and @econinbricks reminds me that the software industry should give the Lego metaphor a rest, we can’t...
by Thomas | Dec 3, 2020 | Acquisition, marketing, product management.
Thank you ! Creative commons: Jeremy Segrott https://www.flickr.com/photos/126337928@N05/ I’m not one to try and get a razor sharp analysis out before I have had my tea and rashers. There is a lot to ponder on this one, and it is rather long to tell. Some...
by Thomas | Nov 30, 2020 | HR, HRTECH, product management., Start up
"Be cautious about generalizing, especially if it leads you to the conclusion that other people are idiots."– Hans Rosling pic.twitter.com/4uGCLqk8vv — Economics in Bricks (@econinbricks) December 25, 2019 Thanks to @econinbrinks. An excellent...
by Thomas | Nov 23, 2020 | Acquisition, book, HR, HRTECH
M&A book M&A Strategy at Oxford: Last month I attended the first module of the Oxford Post Graduate Diploma in Strategy and Innovation. I attended online because of Covid, but hopefully I can go and lurk the hallowed halls of the university for the next...
by Thomas | Nov 20, 2020 | HR, HRTECH, marketing, product management.
I have pontificated on APIs and Frontend strategy more than once, so I expect there will be some repetition today. Never mind. Ross Mayfield, one of the early pioneers of social software in the enterprise, is now in the gainful employ of Zoom, as the product lead for...
by Thomas | Nov 12, 2020 | HR, HRTECH, LAW, product management.
It’s astoundingTime is fleetingMadness takes its tollBut listen closelyNot for very much longerI’ve got to keep control These are challenging times for HR departments. Governments are responding to the pandemic in various ways, and as many countries are...
by Thomas | Nov 2, 2020 | devops, HR, HRTECH, product management., Start up
I admit, I’m spending too much time doom-scrolling in twitter, but between the wailing and gnashing of teeth, I found a gem. Every software company (to their customers): "Why would you build it yourself instead of using our product out-of-the-box? We're...
by Thomas | Oct 30, 2020 | Accessibility, HR, HRTECH, product management.
I have seen more HR software user interfaces (UI) than almost anyone on this planet. I reckon there are maybe about 25 people that have watched more demos that I have. I’m not sure that this is what I want to remembered for, but anyway. If there was name the...
by Thomas | Oct 20, 2020 | Accessibility, HR, HRTECH, LAW, product management., Start up
T-shirt. Ironing is optional, accessibility isn’t. HRTECH and inaccessibility Over the course of the last decade, I spent a lot of time researching accessibility and in-accessibility as part of my PhD. My basic findings were that most software vendors and the...
