GED could have had a huge success with Predix

Speaking as an industry analyst, GED could have had a huge success with Predix. The right VISION was there (IoT data analytics), the huge SALES BASE was there (power, healthcare, aerospace)...

But the EXECUTION (actual hardware/software) was a complete JOKE. Other companies (PTC, Microsoft) have been able to execute and reap the rewards.

Instead of working with us, their engineers, and their customers, GED execs continued to spout canned platitudes and would cut off communication if we questioned anything or dug too deep.

The GED execs never really cared about creating a useful and competent product. They were always driven by fear and greed, preserving their own spot in a dying organization while looking for exit options.

As long as Immelt could point to blatantly ridiculous growth prospects in 10Qs and 10Ks ($5B in "digital revenues" projected to grow to $20B by 2020 and make GE a top 10 software company, lmao) GED never had to actually deliver.

I'm sure 95% of the org, all the way down to the lowest SW devs could see this coming. For those still in and looking around, check out opportunities in automotive - the sector is exploding.

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Prédix was doomed from the beginning. None of the leaders, product managers or marketers could articulate what it was. You'd sit in meetings and hear nothing of substance, just a bunch of buzz words. If you asked for a value proposition, you would get blank stares and leaders questioning your loyalty and experience.

GE COULD have had a huge success with Predix and the Industrial Internet. It was a fine vision but it suffered from the obstacle that visionaries are seldom effective strategists or tacticians -- and in GE's case, nor were the visionaries any good at finding and hiring them. Despite a tag line promoting fast failure so one could move on and succeed, a ton of money was wasted on executives who couldn't get past the failure part.

Are you joking? You sound like Bill Ruh or one of his flunkeys. The Predix dev environment is horrible. At best, some revenue will be generated from GE customers. But Predix will never be what Bill Ruh or any other slick salesman claimed.

Customer input pooh-poohed, unwillingness to speak truth to power, unrealistic projections for revenue. Anyone who couldn't see the current state coming is blind, an id--t, corrupt/complicit, or all of the above.

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