Insights
Don’t Be Reactionary to Supply Chain Issues
Ended soon Back in the early days of the Internet, I gained a modest following for putting forth the idea that when it comes to working in the fast-moving technology space, “If you are reactionary, you are in trouble.” Nearly 25 years later, this truism is still holding up well. Our partner Avi Rosenthal has…
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Execution Is the Chariot of Genius
Ended soon The timeless quote for this headline comes from William Blake and ends up on the signature line of all my emails. Before I came across it, my mails used to sign off with a similar (though not as timeless) quote of my own: “There’s more success in a mediocre strategy executed with excellence…
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Brick And Mortar For Consumer Tech: Is It Too Late?
Ended soon The recent closing of Fry’s and the changes at Best Buy do not mean the end of brick and mortar for our industry. Today we read headlines about threats to physical retail in virtually every product category, particularly consumer tech. While pessimism about brick and mortar in our sector is understandable, I think…
Read MoreFinding Daylight In the 3G Sunset
Ended soon The sun never sets on old networks, or so it would seem. The long-awaited decommissioning of 3G cellular systems has been pushed back again by the telcos. Verizon has delayed its 3G sunset indefinitely; AT&T is now saying early 2022; T-Mobile says even later than that. The extra breathing room will provide an…
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The Wellness-Facing Smart Home Is In the Air
Ended soon Deep into the pandemic, consumers, clinicians and service providers have been looking at the health and wellness landscape with fresh new eyes. While there’s been tremendous focus and market speed on technologies that enable remote care from home, less attention has been given to smart home solutions that can help prevent illness and…
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How to Build a Profitable Business with a Solid Foundation
Ended soon Start by doing the Foundational Work Every client wants to create the greatest profits possible, but few take the proper steps to get there. You can set your product or service apart from the pack and yield better outcomes by taking time up front to do thorough due diligence. There’s no sugar-coating the…
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CES: The Show Goes On – Part III
Ended soon Once again, Axios and other media outlets reported that there was little of interest in CES — just as they usually do. They wrote that the show has little relevance and few innovations that mean anything real. Of course, it would be fair to recognize that other news may have been of greater…
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Generation Thrive: A Partnership Between the Warriors Community Foundation and Kaiser Permanente
Ended soon Register Online We are excited to announce that Urban Ed Academy is co-hosting the upcoming Generation Thrive programming, United for Black Educators: Black Health and Resilience on February 4, 2021 at 4:00pm PST. Join us and Kingmakers of Oakland for this FREE virtual workshop. The Golden State Warriors and Kaiser Permanente partnered in…
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What Are the Trends From CES 2021? What’s New Part II
Ended soon Here at bluesalve partners, we all love CES. Our team has attended almost all of them. The show is always filled with an astounding number of new products, technologies and business opportunities. To help those who attended this year’s virtual show but may have missed some highlights, or professionals that did not attend…
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Learnings from CES 2021: Living with (Un)Certainty Part I
Ended soon I am attending the first Virtual CES! Naturally, after all these decades I miss the live event. That said, there is a tremendous amount of good information and data here, with provocative sessions to devour. I am taking in that firehose right now. While some of the sessions have been very good, or…
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