Andrew Gouty

If you have attended any number of networking events, you are more than likely familiar with the conflicted attendee who hands you four business cards. For the sake of reference, let’s call him Bob. After any event, as you sort through a small stack of business cards, you ask yourself why Bob sells real estate, [...]

When I found an Apple product in my pocket last year, I was pleasantly surprised on a lot of fronts. I felt like I belonged to a new community. Better yet, I had a fantastic new device, the least important function of which was to make phone calls. (Funny, that)

I’ve never thought of Microsoft as an innovator in whatever market space they enter. That could simply be my groundling, mainstream view of the company, as it seems to be shared by the Googlites and iPhone bandits of the world, an ever growing group of what used to be 20-something ruffians.

Swiss company with Indianapolis operations considers pullout The Indianapolis operation of Roche Diagnostics Corp has likely seen healthier times. Despite unfettered growth internationally, where Roche has outpaced its competitors, its American operations have been troubled by diminished market share in diabetes related products.

Another one from the antiquities of 2008 – this one about a Fast Company look into the rage about Silicon Valley startup Ning and the “Viral Loop,” what Ning CEO Gina Bianchini and Fast Company writer Adam Pennenberg attribute for the success of internet giants Facebook, eBay and Amazon.