Randall Howard

Social Innovation – Can Social Sector Learn from Tech Startups?

Randall — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 07:00:49 +0000

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Post-acquisition Reflections on MKS

Randall — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:40:23 +0000

Celebrating the recent (31 May 2011) acquisition of MKS by PTC with some reflections on lessons learned that apply today.

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Dennis MacAlister Ritchie (1941-2011) – My Inspiration by a Great Man Who Quietly Shaped an Industry

Randall — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 05:00:42 +0000

Some reflections on the life of Dennis Ritchie and how it shaped my own career and, more important, continues to shape the entire IT, even in the mobile age.

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How You Gonna Keep ‘Em Down On The Farm?

Randall — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 18:11:57 +0000

This week my Bladkberry bit the dust and started an exploration of both how the smartphonem market has gone through a quantum leap and whether Blackberry can measure up to be my next device.

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FourSquare – Re-writing the Rules While Killer Application Remains Elusive

Randall — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 22:49:26 +0000

As location based services work to find their promise, FourSquare's new rules seem like a misstep. Particular challenges in rural areas for new proximity checks.

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Ignite Passion before Money

Randall — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 23:44:55 +0000

By popular request I've posted my presentation from Ignite Entrepreneurship course where I encourage founders to focus on their passion before money.

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Technology Visionaries in the 1990′s: A 21st Century Retrospective

Randall — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 20:11:56 +0000

A look back at the technology visionaries of the 1990's, including Bill Gates book Business at the Speed of Thought.Great lessons in market timing & disruption.

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Die Berliner Mauer – 20 Years After “The End of History”

Randall — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:56:09 +0000

A 20th anniversary retrospective on the event that "ended history", the fall of the Berlin Wall. I include personal experiences from 1989 as well as thoughts on what it means today.

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MobileMondayToronto – Striving for Canadian Leadership in Global Mobile

Randall — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 22:38:57 +0000

I'm facilitating a panel a MobileMonday Toronto with key thought leaders, including Bob Ferchat, Karna Gupta and Steven Woods regarding how to make Canada a global leader in mobile. We invite you input here or at the panel.

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Lessons from Maplesoft Acquisition

Randall — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 04:30:04 +0000

The recent acquisition of Maplesoft by Japan's Cybernet Systems offers many lessons about how a long term approach turned around a case of severe "founderitis" and delivered a great strategic exit from one of Waterloo's most innovative technology companies.

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