“An electronic engineer who worked as a Research Scientist at the Hewlett-Packard Imaging Systems Laboratory starting in 1975 until he resigned in 2003, G.S. thought HP represented the very best of American character — ‘a spirit of adventure and a belief in unlimited possibilities.’ He charges, though, that starting in 2000 the can-do attitude was killed by management choices intended to placate nervous investors and board members rather than benefit the company and its workers over the long-term. He warns that sustained cut-backs to R&D budgets over the past half-decade may have irreversibly damaged H-P and the entire U.S. technology industry.”

“All about word of mouth, customer evangelism and citizen marketers.”

“I have said many times before that with respect to doing deals that saying No is as important as saying Yes.�� Let me elaborate… A portfolio company has recently been in trials with a potential strategic partner about a reseller relationship…”