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#Andy Grove

2 dispatches

Jan 9, 2024 • Reading Note

InVision founder retro

As reported in The Information a few days ago, former design tool giant InVision, once valued at $2 billion, is shutting down at the end of this year. While much of the commentary has been about Figma’s rapid rise and InVision’s inability to respond, I saw this post on Twitter/X from one of InVision’s founders Clark Valberg about what happened.

Jul 21, 2009 • Essay

Tech Strategy 101

Working on tech strategy consulting case for 18 months ingrains a thing or two in your head about strategy for tech companies, so I thought I’d lay out, in one blog post the major lessons I’ve learned about how strategy in the technology sector works. To understand that, it’s important to first understand what makes technology special? From that perspective, there are three...