Episode 13 - Lane Becker
Josh and I have a pre-show chat and then interview Lane Becker from Adaptive Path.
?Even in the fact of massive competition, don?t think about the competition. Literally don?t think about them. Every time you?re in a meeting and you?re tempted to talk about a competitor, replace that thought with one about user feedback or surveys. Just think about the customer.?
? Mike McCue, CEO Tellme Networks, Former VP of Technology […]
Mobile applications ? find what?s banned / blocked .. And then seek to mobilise it ..
This comes out of a discussion at a conference last week .. It may seem obvious ? but I think it is often overlooked ..
With mobile applications, the exception is the rule .. I.e. what is ?blocked? normally thrives as a mobile application ..
For instance:
Bluetooth dating in the Middle East(elsewhere in the world, there are fewer restrictions to dating ? hence dating via Bluetooth is not that popular ?except in the Middle East)
I don?t have statistics for this, but apparently facebook has a high uptake on mobile because it is banned in most offices
Mcommerce has taken off in Africa ? where traditional banking still lacks in remote areas
Again, not statistics, but I believe that recruitment sites and applications have shown an uptake on mobile devices in the UK ? because people don?t want to be seen browsing them at work
So, for a successful mobile application, find out what is banned .. And then see if Mobile applications can solve the problem ..
Thoughts? What else can we think of?