Over the weekend, BlackBerry attempted to roll out a version of its messaging app for Android and Apple. What happened next is a case study in how not to handle a major product launch.
Fed up with the waste and expense of unused building materials going into landfill, builder Neil Turrell and wife Leisa came up with the idea of an online platform to buy and sell construction site leftovers.
It was a message from a LinkedIn connection last year that started the process for Connect2Field founder Steve Orenstein to sell his business software service company to global fleet management corporation Fleetmatics last month.