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SpaceX: Bringing the costs of space back down to earth
SamJohnson
Posted on December 5, 2015 at 7:40 pm
At SpaceX the name of the game is moving material into space at the lowest cost conceivable. This is being accomplished by radical innovation in manufacturing and rocket design principles.

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On December 14, 2015, SamJohnson commented on Slacking Off to Get More Done :

I find it very interesting that the CEO hasn’t sent an email in 5 years. Email is the workhorse of communication in many companies today. What is the main difference between Slack and email?

I have heard Stewart Butterfield say that email will become a relic and seen as outdated communication. Perhaps as someone who has never used slack it is difficult to imagine a workplace without email and how that might function.

Do you think that Slack can show improvements at companies that adopt their software?

On December 13, 2015, SamJohnson commented on RadioShack: Yes, It Still Exists :

Their main problem was that they were a store that tried to cater to “nerds”. These are the people who buy capacitors and electronics components. They should have seen the writing on the wall. These are the same people who are not afraid to let technology progress. I imagine that this tech-savvy segment was one of the first to embrace the internet and search for the best prices and greatest selection of goods via online retailers.

Do you think that they could have survived well even if they had made the switch to consumer electronics? It seems to me that they were likely to fail, as they seem to no compelling value proposition for their targeted demographic.

On December 13, 2015, SamJohnson commented on Tableau: Managing the data explosion :

Very interesting article. What do you think is their fastest growing segment is right now? Is it their desktop, cloud, or local software? Are we likely to see greater usage of this software in the consumer software space?

I think that managing all the data being collected every minute is a growing concern these days. Tableau is well positioned to grow in the next 3-5 years.