Steve Jobs’ amazing accomplishment at Apple

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Whether you love or hate Apple, you simply can’t deny the incredible accomplishment of Steve Jobs as CEO. Apple was on life support at a $3billion valuation when starting in 2000 Steve became its permanent CEO. Eleven years later, Apple is worth > $350 billion. That’s a nice 100x return on your money, meaning that had you bought $10k in stock in ’99, you’d be worth over a million today.

When Apple acquired NeXT, and Jobs, for $400 million in December, 1996, Apple’s market cap was $3 billion. Today it’s $347 billion, leaving it just $2 billion short of being the most valuable public company in the world, Exxon.

How did Jobs steer the company away from its crash course with the graveyard? By introducing an unrivaled string of hit products.

chart of the day, apple market cap 1996-2011, aug 2011
via businessinsider.com

thanks man..really exciting st…

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thanks man..really exciting stuff! RT @ericnakagawa @hawaii @bytemarks right on peter looking forward to what’s next for you!

Not yet but you guys will know…

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Not yet but you guys will know 1st! RT @hawaii @Bytemarks Official announcement? Excited to hear what’s next for @peterkay!

Secret coming out! RT @Bytemar…

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Secret coming out! RT @Bytemarks Here’s @peterkay announcing his next stealth company http://t.co/Qi8KayS

Launch your social intranet now

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Glancing through today’s tech news I came across:” Yammer Now Works With Salesforce.com.”

And it brought to mind something I’ve been thinking a lot about lately and that is how social network tools are quickly transforming themselves into a social intranet (i.e. tools to be used for a company’s private internal network purposes). Facebook and Twitter have made the power of social networks clear in our personal lives so its natural that this paradigm is beginning to take hold inside the corporate environment.

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Data Integration tools for salesforce.com

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I firmly believe that you can’t have a great CRM system without great data integration. One of the many things I really like about salesforce.com is its openness and flexibility when it comes to dealing with importing and exporting data. I use a collection of tools to get the job done.
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did anyone else feel a small t…

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did anyone else feel a small tremor? I’m in East HNL

Is my data less secure in the cloud?

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If you’re considering moving some of your business operations into the cloud and your IT person tells you something to the effect that “I’m concerned about security…”, they are really talking about their job security more than your data security.  Read more

I’m optimistic based on post-O…

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I’m optimistic based on post-Obama, post-Keysian 2012 RT @scotty808: With the markets plunging…is it a good time to buy? @andersoncooper

Your Android phone most likely can do Skype video now. Yippee!

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When I first bought my Sprint EVO 4G I naturally assumed the front facing video camera would immediately work with Skype. Oh how wrong I was. Until now. I just tested the new Skype 2.1 and did a quick video call with my daughter. Worked like a charm! Until she “accidently” hung up on me. Oh well, 1 out of 2 ain’t bad 🙂 but seriously, if you’ve got an Android phone and you use Skype, your app has arrived. My only not-happy comment at this time is that Skype seems to run continuously in the background, i.e. there’s no way to complete exit the app. Not sure I like that though I guess if you’re a heavy Skype user that should not be a problem.

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Skype 2.1 for Android enables video on majority of Android devices

Android 21 screenshot.pngWe promised to add support for additional handsets when we launched our new Skype for Android app with video a couple of weeks ago. Today we are pleased to announce that with the release of Skype 2.1 for Android, we are rolling out video support for an additional 17 of the most popular Android devices. Download the updated Skype for Android app from the Android Market or Skype.com/m using your Android phone’s browser or just scan the QR code below.

The list of Android devices we’ve added Skype video support for include:

  • Acer A5

  • HTC Desire (2.2)

  • HTC Desire HD

  • HTC Evo 3D

  • HTC Evo 4G

  • HTC Flyer

  • HTC Incredible S

  • HTC Sensation

  • HTC Thunderbolt – Verizon (2.2) (US only)

  • LG Revolution – Verizon (2.2) (US only)

  • Samsung Droid Charge – Verizon (2.2) (US only)

  • Samsung Galaxy S

  • Samsung Galaxy S II

  • Samsung Galaxy Tab

  • Sony Ericsson Xperia mini pro

  • Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY

  • Sony Ericsson Xperia ray
via blogs.skype.com