Author Archives: Vijay Vijayasankar

Leaving on a Jet Plane, thinking they could have done it better


I am in Trivandrum Airport(Capital of Kerala,the southern most state in India – and also my hometown) now, at the domestic terminal waiting for the flight to Bangalore . There is no internet access here, so by the time I post this, I will probably  be in Bangalore, Frankfurt or even Boston. I am onContinue reading “Leaving on a Jet Plane, thinking they could have done it better”

SAP buys SuccessFactors – a few random thoughts


I heard the news of SAP buying SuccessFactors while in the cab to PHX airport for a last minute business trip to India. And I am typing this from the plane – the first of four that will take me to Kolkata. On my way back from India, I will get to attend the SAPContinue reading “SAP buys SuccessFactors – a few random thoughts”

Is “Pursuit of Profits” the killer of Innovation and the U.S. Economy? hmmm..I don’t think so


I saw this today morning on twitter via Frank Scavo http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevedenning/2011/11/18/clayton-christensen-how-pursuit-of-profits-kills-innovation-and-the-us-economy/ It is an article on Forbes.com by Steve Denning, based on a talk at the Gartner Symposium ITExpo 2011 on October 16-20, 2011, given by Clayton Christensen. While I have a lot of respect for Christensen, I don’t think all the arguments made forthContinue reading “Is “Pursuit of Profits” the killer of Innovation and the U.S. Economy? hmmm..I don’t think so”