Failing to Construct the Seller Conservative estimates suggest that at least half of all sales force automation implementations have either failed or inhibited the sales force's performance in some way. The Big Bounce Ultimately, the dot-coms should be thanked. The venture capital community, while wounded, will make back its losses many times over in the new technologies that will emerge to support e-businesses. What remains to be seen is how well companies translate early e-business cost savings into ongoing competitive advantage. Corporate executive quietly resigns.
Terse statement alludes to departure for personal reasons or to pursue other interests.
Same executive, flush with cash from a so-called platinum parachute, resurfaces at venture capital firm or as a consultant several months later. The New Economy isn't about technology - it's about transformation. We are in the midst of an economic revolution of epic proportion, comparable to the transition from hunting to farming or from farming to the industrial organization. And what's more, this is just the beginning. Think Global, Act Global Globalization is now included in regular overviews of corporate strategy, and board members say they need to improve their global representation.