tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15050449.post113501377003578370..comments2023-09-28T08:08:12.940-07:00Comments on Corporate Tool: Google - AOLJosh Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00972029304959423978noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15050449.post-1143580757353336362006-03-28T13:19:00.000-08:002006-03-28T13:19:00.000-08:00Probably true, although most big companies get ham...Probably true, although most big companies get hamstrung by cumbersome processes, bureaucracy and the lack of a risk-taking mindset among employees. The corp dev function is uniquely placed to cut through all that, but only if the team is either a) highly talented or b) highly placed/valued in the company (or preferably both). I suspect with Microsoft the problem is the latter.Josh Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00972029304959423978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15050449.post-1143577188935513352006-03-28T12:19:00.000-08:002006-03-28T12:19:00.000-08:00This goes to show how much MSFT suffers from hubri...This goes to show how much MSFT suffers from hubris. MSFT needs to dramatically improve its ability to do smart, value enhancing, deals. <BR/><BR/>MSFT has a huge opportunity in front of it but it will need to become much smarter with it corp. dev function in order to capitalize on its opportunitiesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com