How to multiply your technology contribution by developing business acumen
- 1. How to Mul)ply Your Technology Contribu)on by Developing Business Acumen Anurag Gupta Director and Chief Architect Paypal
- 2. Trends • Cloud – Reduc)on in data center power footprint – Data growth – Security – Automa)on – Virtualiza)on • Mobile / User experience • Social • Video • Long tail • Emerging markets • Internet of Things Iden)fy and understand evolving trends
- 3. Trends: VMware Amazon AWS Apple Google Cloud Mobile Social Facebook Video Youtube Paypal Intel MicrosoO Inmobi Alibaba Long Tail Beneficiaries of Trends Ensure you work in an area that benefits from the trends
- 4. Long Tail and Power Law 'Picture by Hay Kranen / PD' • Varia)on is large • Fueled by • cheap hardware • ubiquitous broadband • match filters: search, blogs that match demand and supply Ensure you build and operate systems that serve the long tail
- 5. Focus on Long Tail Creates Disruptors Innovator’s Dilemma Sustaining technologies improve exis)ng products for exis)ng users Work on good enough technologies that can penetrate the high end
- 6. Disrup)ons ShiO Balance of Power in Adjacent Industries Open source: Internet industry Shrink wrap soOware industry Mobile internet: Drivers Cab owners E-‐commerce: Logis)cs Retail Posi)on yourself in an industry that benefits from disrup)on
- 7. Summary • Iden)fy and understand evolving trends • Ensure you work in an area that benefits from the trends • Ensure you build and operate systems that serve the long tail • Work on cheap, good enough technologies that can penetrate the high end • Posi)on yourself in an industry that benefits from disrup)on Mul)ply your technology contribu)on by developing business acumen