We've done some good work, but all of these products become obsolete so fast... It will be some finite number of years, and I don't know the number - before our doom comes.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker admits products become obsolete quickly and predicts doom will come in an unknown number of years.
- In plain terms
- Products get obsolete fast and doom is coming eventually.
- What can you take from it?
- Obsolescence is inevitable and its timing is uncertain.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do you plan for product obsolescence?
- What signs indicate business decline?
Another view
The quote relies on a vague sense of doom rather than specific metrics.
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