Comments on: How Apple Got Ahead http://www.maximumceo.com/2008/03/28/how-apple-got-it-right/ Global focus for the modern executive. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 08:49:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: wewarner http://www.maximumceo.com/2008/03/28/how-apple-got-it-right/comment-page-1/#comment-12 wewarner Sun, 06 Apr 2008 16:32:49 +0000 http://www.maximumceo.com/?p=267#comment-12 Well, some of this is counter-intuitive to most of us. Not prematurely leaking to the press, play hard and lock customers into yoru product make obvious sense. But not listening to customers and intimidating your employees grates against the core of what most of us believe. Designing products that make sense to you seems fine, but I have a hard time believing that they don't get feedback from future users. Jobs is a tough dude, but many people really like him, no matter how much in fear they are. Heck, you got to give them a lot of room in this. Who would have thunk that someone could reinvent the cell phone. They are truly innovative people. Bill Warner Well, some of this is counter-intuitive to most of us. Not prematurely leaking to the press, play hard and lock customers into yoru product make obvious sense. But not listening to customers and intimidating your employees grates against the core of what most of us believe.

Designing products that make sense to you seems fine, but I have a hard time believing that they don’t get feedback from future users. Jobs is a tough dude, but many people really like him, no matter how much in fear they are.

Heck, you got to give them a lot of room in this. Who would have thunk that someone could reinvent the cell phone. They are truly innovative people.

Bill Warner

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