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This blog is intended to foster discussion about innovation, how to practice it, how to leverage it, how to compete with it, how to win with it. Studies strongly suggest that, the more a company innovates, the greater its competitive advantage, and the more valuable its brand. How are you staying innovative to keep ahead of the competition? In the meantime, a few ground rules: Please stay on topic. Be candid. Be honest. Note that this blog is moderated, so flames, ad hominem attacks, etc. won’t make it to the site. Don’t hesitate to call out any factual errors, or if recollections or analysis aren’t spot on. And, of course, keep in mind that while the authors are Accept Software employees and occasional special guest bloggers, any opinions expressed in this blog are solely those of the authors. They do not necessarily reflect those of Accept.
Now — let’s innovate.
About blogger Bryan Plug
I’m currently the President and CEO of Accept Software. I’ve spent much of my professional career as a leader in high-tech organizations, driving vision and innovation to deliver significant strategic business value to customers. I have also served – and continue to serve – as a director of several public and private companies, including as a member of the Accept Software Board of Directors.
About blogger Alex Lobba
Alex is a software executive with over 25 years in application development, application management, product management, product marketing, and portfolio management. His passion is in the business impact of technology.
About blogger Alison Charter-Smith
I’ve been with Accept for the past three years as one of the members of the Marketing department and I’m responsible for Accept’s Social Media, along with other marketing roles. I feel that the power of engaging with customers and prospects is one of the most powerful ways to gain fans and influencers. During my spare time, I also run my hobby farm in the Santa Cruz mountains and enjoying living the country life. You can also find me on Twitter @alisonAt_Accept.
About blogger Nils Davis
Nils has been a product manager in high tech for over 15 years. Nils has both technical and marketing hats, which he wears – usually at the appropriate times – to ensure he is communicating effectively with both customers and developers.
He now has a very “meta” job – managing Accept Requirements, a product for product managers.
He first encountered Accept when he was looking for a better way to manage requirements and product planning when he was in charge of NetIQ’s AppManager, a leading – and well-loved – system management solution. He was so excited by the promise of Accept Requirements that he joined the company at the first opportunity.
About blogger Brian Glover
Brian has spent the past 10 years in product management and marketing positions for Silicon Valley start-ups. He has spent most of this time creating and marketing products in emerging spaces.
Brian manages voice of the market products at Accept Software, including Accept Ideas, an idea capture and management application that helps companies harness the “wisdom of the crowds” for product innovation.
Prior to Accept Software, Brian spent five years in marketing and product marketing roles at Biz360, a pioneer in automated analysis of social and traditional media. At Biz360, he helped companies understand the impact of social media on corporate reputation and product brands. You can also find Brian on Twitter @brianjglover
About blogger Chris Pagel
Chris Pagel is Director Client Services for Accept. Chris designs many of the artifacts and tools used in the Velocity2Value methodology employed by Accept Software and has led many requirements management, product planning, and voice of the customer deployments for Accept Software. Chris levers his experiences practicing and observing good and bad product management (always opportunities for improvement), communications and requirements analysis to lead customers to value and make process and system recommendations.
Chris spends his personal time volunteering in the launch of a charter school, on his mountain bike and guiding and watching his children discover all that makes life wonderful.
