Comments on: Recession 2.0, Meet Enterprise 2.0 http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2008/12/01/recession-20-meet-enterprise-20/ Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:29:35 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Larry Hawes http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2008/12/01/recession-20-meet-enterprise-20/comment-page-1/#comment-196355 Larry Hawes Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:54:23 +0000 http://www.fastforwardblog.com/?p=1224#comment-196355 Well written post, Joe! I've made similar comments in two different posts on my blog in the last month. Unemployed workers do have much more opportunity to find a job or create a business thanks to social software. And knowledge workers are less reliant on formal employers in order to function than in the past. This recession should be about opportunity, not misery! I agree with @Luis that saving old, failing companies is causing us to miss opportunities to invest in new, promising ventures. I hope private funding sources will see this recession for the possibilities it is creating, not the destruction. Well written post, Joe! I’ve made similar comments in two different posts on my blog in the last month. Unemployed workers do have much more opportunity to find a job or create a business thanks to social software. And knowledge workers are less reliant on formal employers in order to function than in the past.

This recession should be about opportunity, not misery! I agree with @Luis that saving old, failing companies is causing us to miss opportunities to invest in new, promising ventures. I hope private funding sources will see this recession for the possibilities it is creating, not the destruction.

]]> By: Apurva Roy Choudhury http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2008/12/01/recession-20-meet-enterprise-20/comment-page-1/#comment-196325 Apurva Roy Choudhury Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:08:00 +0000 http://www.fastforwardblog.com/?p=1224#comment-196325 We, cyn.in - http://cyn.in , have been in business for over two years, and lately we have seen a steep increase in sales, especially in our SaaS edition since the last quarter. Though a large part of this is because we released a major version upgrade, but we feel the economic conditions did play a strong role in the growth. We have seen a record number of customers switching from Microsoft Sharepoint to cyn.in, who earlier have been much loyal sharepoint customers and have been reluctant to shift from the 'big brand', but started re-considering lower cost options as budget constraints set in. The recession has forced businesses to consider a "change" that was unnecessary during more affluent times, and this results in them taking a fresh, fundamental approach to technology and spending. We, cyn.in – http://cyn.in , have been in business for over two years, and lately we have seen a steep increase in sales, especially in our SaaS edition since the last quarter. Though a large part of this is because we released a major version upgrade, but we feel the economic conditions did play a strong role in the growth. We have seen a record number of customers switching from Microsoft Sharepoint to cyn.in, who earlier have been much loyal sharepoint customers and have been reluctant to shift from the ‘big brand’, but started re-considering lower cost options as budget constraints set in.

The recession has forced businesses to consider a “change” that was unnecessary during more affluent times, and this results in them taking a fresh, fundamental approach to technology and spending.

]]> By: Luis Alberola http://www.fastforwardblog.com/2008/12/01/recession-20-meet-enterprise-20/comment-page-1/#comment-196317 Luis Alberola Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:47:24 +0000 http://www.fastforwardblog.com/?p=1224#comment-196317 A very interesting post ! I agree with your views on the potential of both the new networked economy and the networked individual to be resilient to the recession. Now, I wanted to add a comment on how the recession is being fought. What I see is billions of dollars being poured into the holes opened by the "old economy", or at the least the part of the economy that actually made those holes. As you say, the econmy is diverse and resilient. Should we be pouring all these dollars to save these companies and this economy ? Isn't the cost too high ? A very interesting post ! I agree with your views on the potential of both the new networked economy and the networked individual to be resilient to the recession.

Now, I wanted to add a comment on how the recession is being fought. What I see is billions of dollars being poured into the holes opened by the “old economy”, or at the least the part of the economy that actually made those holes. As you say, the econmy is diverse and resilient. Should we be pouring all these dollars to save these companies and this economy ? Isn’t the cost too high ?

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