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Interesting Books In 2020

There have been a lot of things we haven’t been able to do during the last nine months. But it’s been a good time for reading ebooks and…

5 min readDec 9, 2020

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Interesting Books In 2020

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Curious

You to Me, You to Them — More About Network Effects

Not that we have to be reminded, but COVID has certainly reminded us of the fact that we are all connected, in varying degrees, and have…

5 min readDec 3, 2020

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You to Me, You to Them — More About Network Effects

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Norman Jacknis

Straight Lines And Hockey Sticks On The Road To A Cash Crunch

As a member of a couple of angel investor networks, a former software executive, and a teacher of a graduate course on new product/service…

5 min readNov 19, 2020

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Straight Lines And Hockey Sticks On The Road To A Cash Crunch

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Norman Jacknis

The Limits To Being Different

Product differentiation is often described as the key to business success. Companies are told that unless they really stand out from the…

4 min readNov 11, 2020

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The Limits To Being Different

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Age of Awareness

Lessons From Online Higher Ed In A COVID-Infused World

I don’t think I have ever written about my teaching duties before. But circumstances change, so here goes.

7 min readNov 4, 2020

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Lessons From Online Higher Ed In A COVID-Infused World

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Norman Jacknis

Leveling The Playing Field?

This past week started the COVID-postponed Intelligent Community Forum’s Annual Summit — now virtual and continuing over two weeks. As…

4 min readOct 28, 2020

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Leveling The Playing Field?

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Norman Jacknis

Thinking About Something New: Brain Twisting Is Unnecessary

If you have a new product or service in mind, you know that you need to find a way to differentiate it from the alternatives that people…

4 min readOct 21, 2020

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Thinking About Something New: Brain Twisting Is Unnecessary

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Norman Jacknis

Going Full Uber

Today, something a little different, but not too different — it’s about one of the public policy implications of an important change in…

5 min readOct 14, 2020

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Going Full Uber

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Norman Jacknis

Digging Deeper Into Why There Is A Problem

Almost every pitch deck for a startup (or even a new corporate-funded initiative) starts with a customer problem. In some form or other…

4 min readOct 7, 2020

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Digging Deeper Into Why There Is A Problem

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Norman Jacknis

Are You Looking at The Wrong Part Of the Problem?

In business, we are frequently told that to build a successful company we have to find an answer to the customer’s problem. In government…

5 min readSep 29, 2020

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Are You Looking at The Wrong Part Of the Problem?

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Norman Jacknis

Norman Jacknis

Senior Fellow, Intelligent Community Forum; Columbia University Faculty. Former Director, Cisco IBSG Public Sector & CIO Westchester County, NY

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