June 18, 2006

thingamy vs. sap, potential vs. capability

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As Hamish [my old highschool buddy and uber-smart, rocks­tar SAP con­sul­tant] wisely tells me:

1. Thin­gamy has poten­tial.
2. But SAP has actual capability.

Poten­tial vs Capa­bi­lity. The debate con­ti­nues…
After tal­king to Hamish on the phone ear­lier today about this very same sub­ject, I rang up Thingamy’s foun­der, Sigurd, and rela­yed some of the ear­lier points brought up [quite rightly] by Hamish.
To drive the con­ver­sa­tion for­ward, Sig posts his reply here.

Capa­bi­lity in my mind is about two things — direc­tion and infras­truc­ture — like roads. Is it the right path? Is it a dirt road or a three-lane motor­way? Does it get you there most effi­ciently? Does it accom­mo­date all kind of vehic­les and traffic?

Like I said, the debate con­ti­nues. Feel free to add to it in the com­ments. Thanks.
[Disc­lo­sure: I have a small stake in Thingamy.]

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6 Responses to “thingamy vs. sap, potential vs. capability”

  1. Eric Mattson says:
    June 19, 2006 at 8:09 AM

    Hugh,
    Youth plus poten­tial vs age plus expe­rience is a clas­sic debate.
    I sup­pose it depends on the job/industry that you’re hiring for but I’m per­so­nally ske­wed towards Thin­gamy and poten­tial.
    I recently did a pod­cast with Sig about Thin­gamy that you and your rea­ders might enjoy.
    http://www.marketingmonger.com/2006/05/marketingmonger_podcast_30_interview_with_sig_rinde_of_thingamy.htm
    Take care,
    Eric
    MarketingMonger.com

  2. hugh macleod says:
    June 19, 2006 at 1:25 PM

    Thanks, Eric. Blog­ged it.

  3. jeff says:
    June 23, 2006 at 5:05 AM

    One can’t have capa­bi­lity without first having potential.

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