Matt Asay

As you get bigger and your customer base gets as older, you're forced to become stodgy and conservative.

As you get bigger and your customer base gets as older, you're forced to become stodgy and conservative.

My prediction? This move will be completely forgotten. Few to nobody will use it. And, 6 to 12 months from read more

My prediction? This move will be completely forgotten. Few to nobody will use it. And, 6 to 12 months from now, Oracle will have to give a real response to the open-source threat it faces. Tossing a lightweight database in front of a fast-moving market that wants free, open, and killer databases just won't fly.

Half the companies that raised venture money in 2005 won't be able to raise money in 2006.

Half the companies that raised venture money in 2005 won't be able to raise money in 2006.

Going out and doing focus groups to find out that your customer wants blue buttons on the screen instead of read more

Going out and doing focus groups to find out that your customer wants blue buttons on the screen instead of red buttons is useful. But it's much more useful to have your customers creating those buttons beside you.