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Tony Stark, Core Competencies, and Successful Innovation

If you haven’t yet participated in the spectacle of Robert Downey Jr’s Tony Stark, be aware that there are spoilers ahead and also: go. It’s good. If you’re still with me, let’s consider the journey that Stark makes to move away from Stark Industry’s core competency (weapons creation, manufacturing and distribution and general baddie-dodo stuff) to a new business ‘model’ after he is shown where the money that funds the business is really coming from.

Geekfest 2008

I seem to be one of those not-so-early adopters who live vicariously through my friends who either don’t have kids so have toys or have kids but also have an addiction to the latest gadgets. At any rate I can’t wait for one of them to start using….

“The Livescribe paper-based computing platforma smartpen, paper, software applications, and development toolswill be available online beginning in Q1 2008. The smartpen will be less than $200. Additional dot paper will be available at prices comparable to standard paper products.”