The Critical Path

The Critical Path

Critical Path is a talk show contemplating the causality of success and failure in mobile computing. Using Apple as a lens to look at both telecom and traditional computing markets, we try to understand what it means to be great.

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Horace Dediu

Horace Dediu
Dan Benjamin

Dan Benjamin
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Who's Paying for My Lunch?

December 21, 2011 at 1:00pm • 57 minutes • Short URL • Wiki Entry

Dan and Horace ponder why some companies are more mysterious than others. We ask whether transparency and simplicity of business models is a sign of strength or weakness. We compare the measurement, creation and capture of value and why we should celebrate the mortality of businesses.

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