Analyzes AI's dual impact: disrupting open-source sustainability while accelerating product experimentation and prototyping.
Analyzes the business rationale behind the 'SSO Tax' and its negative impact on security, especially for small businesses.
Analyzes the economic challenges for businesses trying to monetize open source software, highlighting the inherent conflict between collaboration and competition.
Explores the nuances of open-source licensing, the 'open core' model, and the distinction between 'free as in speech' vs. 'free as in beer'.
Analyzes the 'Time Till Open Source Alternative' (TTOSA) metric, showing how quickly open-source alternatives emerge to challenge proprietary software.
Explores the shift from products to subscription models in tech, using printers and milk delivery as examples to explain capex vs. opex.
Explores the strategic difference between client-focused consulting businesses and scalable, service-focused product companies in the IT industry.
Analysis of why daily deal sites like Groupon and LivingSocial are unsustainable, highlighting their negative impact on small businesses and legal complexities.
Argues that relying solely on ads is not a viable business model for many web platforms, especially those where users are not in a transactional mindset.
A Nokia executive's controversial talk on DRM and open source highlights the need for better communication between corporations and the developer community.
