Comments on: Hey New Kid – This Ain’t Google http://www.techdarkside.com/hey-new-kid-this-aint-google Struggles of a Self-Taught Coder Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: David Christiansen http://www.techdarkside.com/hey-new-kid-this-aint-google/comment-page-1#comment-15441 David Christiansen Mon, 10 Sep 2007 11:34:52 +0000 http://www.techdarkside.com/?p=153#comment-15441 My observation about is that the factors I describe above vary geographically, depending on whether the IT department has to compete with real software companies for talent. If they don't, they tend to be "darker" than those that do. As a result, the closer you are to major technology corridors you are the better it will be. I think Progressive is a good example of a dual-purposed company. They get the importance of technology. That's why they are kicking butts in consumer auto insurance. My observation about is that the factors I describe above vary geographically, depending on whether the IT department has to compete with real software companies for talent. If they don’t, they tend to be “darker” than those that do. As a result, the closer you are to major technology corridors you are the better it will be.

I think Progressive is a good example of a dual-purposed company. They get the importance of technology. That’s why they are kicking butts in consumer auto insurance.

]]> By: Mike Herrick http://www.techdarkside.com/hey-new-kid-this-aint-google/comment-page-1#comment-15440 Mike Herrick Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:50:06 +0000 http://www.techdarkside.com/?p=153#comment-15440 The thing is it isn't actually like this everywhere. Every industry has companies that understand that IT is a strategic asset - not just a cost center. And I think some cages are going to get rattled in the next decade as technology is more and more pervasive and more and more companies realize that they are actually really technology companies or dual-purposed (part technology / part x) and perhaps they should start behaving like it. The thing is it isn’t actually like this everywhere. Every industry has companies that understand that IT is a strategic asset – not just a cost center.

And I think some cages are going to get rattled in the next decade as technology is more and more pervasive and more and more companies realize that they are actually really technology companies or dual-purposed (part technology / part x) and perhaps they should start behaving like it.

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