Category Archives: product management

Seeing Software Through Your Customers’ Emotions

Posted on December 15, 2009 by binnur

The 2009 FIRST LEGO League competition is behind us. As a coach, it has been an amazing experience of the good and the not so good. We learned tons, especially about how to deal with frustrations spawned from having to … Continue reading →

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Mgmt 101: Lesson in engineering management with LEGOs

Posted on October 19, 2009 by binnur

A brilliant spectrum of reds, yellows and greens… That is what I see out of my office window, and I realize that it has been a while since I posted. This is party due to my summer vacation, but mostly … Continue reading →

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Close the gap between R&D and Customer Support

Posted on June 24, 2009 by binnur

Note: This article is written from the perspective of technology development and leading R&D teams. Developing technology is a relatively simple task when compared to the challenge of getting it diffused and adopted throughout the intended ecosystem. Although there are … Continue reading →

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Resources: Connectivity and technology adoption around the world

Posted on June 2, 2009 by binnur

Ever wondered what connectivity means around the world? How mobile technologies have impacted or influenced developing worlds? Thanks to Putting People First for pointing out the Round. The World. Connected. A video series  as well as the MMD4D blog by Mira Slavova that is focused … Continue reading →

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Innovation and Profitability

Posted on March 29, 2009 by binnur

Note: This is a repost from my www.kitetail.com site.  The profitability equation is quite simple: when a firm’s revenue from selling its product or service is greater than the cost of offering it, then it is concluded that the firm … Continue reading →

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