During the press conference announcing the sale, a quote attributed to Stephen Elop became a haunting image in the global business world:
"We didn't do anything wrong, but somehow, we lost."
"We didn't do anything wrong, but somehow, we failed."
The painful part of this quote is: It's... True!
Change or be eliminated?
In the age of technology, there is no such thing as "stability." You only have two choices: either reinvent yourself, or wait for competitors to come and wipe you out.
If a startup lacks speed and focus, it will die before it even has a chance to survive.