First up — the economy. On Wednesday and Thursday, VC’s in the US started to warn their portfolio companies to tighten belts. Are there safe ports in this storm? Which companies are most likely to crash?
BlackBerry Bold quality has been another issue this week. AT&T have delayed deployment, Orange has dropped deployment, and the shares have suffered. Now there’s speculation that RIM might be subject to a takeover bid. Jim Courtney provided his insights.
And how about Verizon’s decision to impose a 3 cent increase on wholesale text messages? Just as text seems to be getting a foothold in the US, is the largest carrier poised to kill the business dead? Bill Volk explains that for many kind of businesses relying on SMS there will be no impact.
On the Calliflower Conference Call today: Jim Courtney, Mark Hewitt, Bill Volk, Warren Bent, Sergio Meinardi, and Dan Rockwell.
Alec Saunders is the Vice President of Developer Relations for BlackBerry make Research in Motion. This is his personal blog, with his personal viewpoints. Prior to this Alec was the CEO and co-founder of Calliflower — the easiest way to hold a meeting, online, on a conference call, or on the go. A double-decade veteran of product management and marketing, he spent nine years at Microsoft where he helped launch Windows 95, the first two versions of Internet Explorer, the Universal Plug and Play initiative, the push into home markets, opt-in email marketing and what might well go down in history as the very first direct email list ever.
