Standardize and you simplify lives;everyone learns the system only once. But don’t standardize too soon; you may be locked in to a primitive technology, or you may have introduced rules that turn out to be grossly inefficient, even error-inducing  – DONALD A. NORMAN

I have tried out a lot of typepad compatible desktop blogging clients. However, none came anywhere close to my satisfaction. Finally, I stumbled upon Zoundry. I am pretty impressed by the software. Kudos to the developers! Ha, I am relieved that I don’t have to use post entry link on typepad to blog.

The third model that Zhao discusses in “Art of profitability” is Multi component profit model where a business tries to leverage the base product and builds different related business components and markets it to customers. Unlike the pyramid model where the product is placed at various price points and customers themselves are placed at various segments and finds himself at each price point. In this model, the customer can be at each of the price point.

Standardize and you simplify lives;everyone learns the system only once. But don’t standardize too soon; you may be locked in to a primitive technology, or you may have introduced rules that turn out to be grossly inefficient, even error-inducing  – DONALD A. NORMAN

Design may be our top competitive edge - says Tom peters on the cover of the book. I have a list of design books that I need to devour. One of the them being Emotional Design - By Donald A. Norman. While wandering through the Gangaram’s , one of the largest book stores in the city, I stumbled upon this book and was immediately stimulated by the fact that it was written by Norman.