There is this idea that old businesses can be easily remade into digital upstarts, if managers throw enough money at the process. But that's not really true. Just look at General Motors (GM). The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that GM is shuttering its Maven car-sharing business in eight major U.S. cities, including Boston, Chicago and New York. Building new software businesses is hard work. It requires focus and talented people. And even with that … Maven was always going to be a tough slog for GM. The company was born January 2016 when executives cobbled together engineers and project managers from Google and Zipcar, along with staff it acquired from Sidecar, a failed competitor to Uber and Lyft. The business concept began as a short-term car rental operation for urban centers. With a few ...To read the rest of Jon Markman’s article, click here...
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