By Phil Whelan on December 6, 2010
This is a common theme I’ve heard in many of the books I’ve read. Although, in the books I’ve read, this pearl of wisdom is phrased a little differently. The way to build a successful business is to help as many people as you can. Apparently, the cash will follow, if you concentrate on the helping part. The number of people you help is also important. The more people you help, the better. For instance, Facebook “helps” 250 million people per day, whereas Google only helps around 90 million people per day. Helping all those people has become very profitable for these two companies and many more. It’s all about changing the focus from “how do I make money” to “how do I help more people”.
Posted in customer service, entrepreneurship | Tagged apple, customer feedback, customers, entrepreneurship, feature creep, features, helping, ingenuity, niche, online communities, web-development |
By Phil Whelan on September 6, 2010
When I signed up to Apple’s iPhone Developer programme I had full intention of developing some really cool apps. It has not happened yet, but I have been able to get the latest and greatest iPhone OS betas installed on my phone and have been able to start using the latest features early, which is [...]
Posted in apple, iphone 3g | Tagged apple, iOS 4.0, iOS 4.1, iphone, iphone 3G, September 8th, slow, upgrade |
By Phil Whelan on April 21, 2010
After seeing the iPhone 4G on Engadget and the front facing camera that will be included, I started to think about what Apple intends as the future of the device. For the iPad Wifi+3G Apple has negotiated some great deals with cellphone networks. These are basically no contract data plans with no phone service (iPad [...]
Posted in apple, iphone 3g, mac, phone calls | Tagged apple, Engadget, iChat, iPad, iPhone 4G, phone, Skype |