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Eric Gakstatter, Principal

Eric GakstatterPrincipalDISCOVERY MANAGEMENT GROUP, LLC What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Will the FCC rule for LightSquared, the GPS Industry or neither?

August 22, 2011

In January 2011, the FCC granted a conditional waiver for LightSquared, a wireless broadband company, to proceed with rolling out its 4G LTE wireless wholesale business. Recently, LightSquared and the GPS industry exchanged taunts. LightSquared claimed that the GPS industry didn’t follow Department of Defense standards when designing GPS receivers and the GPS industry retorted that LightSquared is an incompatible spectrum neighbor. What happened?

Cathy Stauffer, Owner

Cathy StaufferOwnerCathyStaufferConsulting What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

For the big growth, Best Buy needs to look far beyond their stores

March 24, 2011

Best Buy CEO Dunn Reboots to Win Back Customers From Wal-Mart, Amazon.com | www.bloomberg.com

Best Buy’s greatest point of leverage is not in a new store design, or revamped store assistance, but in getting CE and PC suppliers to bring products to market with use-model and lifestyle changes to help fuel a whole new revenue-pumping cycle of healthy demand, for both Best Buy and the entire industry.

Cathy Stauffer, Owner

Cathy StaufferOwnerCathyStaufferConsulting What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Droid - The Insecure Macho Phone?

November 10, 2009

With $100M Saturation Campaign, Droid Will Be Impossible to Avoid | adage.com

The tone (and cost) of this campaign seems completely over-the-top -- why all the negative energy Verizon?

Cathy Stauffer, Owner

Cathy StaufferOwnerCathyStaufferConsulting What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Slow And Steady Keep Radio Shack In The Race

November 9, 2009

RadioShack Up; iPhone Seen Helping '10 EPS, Wireless Efforts | online.wsj.com

Since taking over Radio Shack in 2006 Julian Day has taken a very methodical, first things first approach to getting the house in order, beginning with controllable costs: cutting SG&A, closing underperforming stores, consolidating multiple service and distribution centers, improving inventory management and de-cluttering stores all the while being very mindful of cash. But, the big question was always  in a digital world, was Radio Shack relevant?

Cathy Stauffer, Owner

Cathy StaufferOwnerCathyStaufferConsulting What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

The Tale Of Two Droids

November 9, 2009

Think The Droid Launch Was A Let Down? Not So Fast. | www.washingtonpost.com

Over the launch weekend, I saw strong, consistent traffic for the Droid along with great enthusiasm from salespeople. But not just for the Motorola Inc. Droid – the HTC Droid Eris was also generating a lot of interest, and sales.

Cathy Stauffer, Owner

Cathy StaufferOwnerCathyStaufferConsulting What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

How High Is Up for The iPhone?

October 22, 2009

Apple increases iPhone sales 7% to 7.4 mln in Q3 | www.telecompaper.com

With over 20 million iPhones sold in fiscal 2009, the iPhone appears to be just beginning to build steam. Too soon to ask how long Apple can continue its dominance, the question is how dominant can it become.

Cathy Stauffer, Owner

Cathy StaufferOwnerCathyStaufferConsulting What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Who Exactly Does Dell Want To Be?

October 20, 2009

Dell's Extreme Makeover | www.businessweek.com

Michael Dell is clearly working very hard to makeover Dell, but makeover to what? I think one of the biggest challenges right now is it’s not clear who the new Dell is, or how they want to be seen, aside from successful.

Alon Konchitsky, Chief Technology Officer

Alon KonchitskyChief Technology OfficerNoise Free Wireless, Inc. What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Marvell will win mobile business in China!

October 19, 2009

Will Marvell win the mobile business in China? | www.mobileburn.com

Top management at Marvell is focused directly to this objective.

Cathy Stauffer, Owner

Cathy StaufferOwnerCathyStaufferConsulting What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Walmart, DVDs, Redbox And A Better Value Proposition

October 5, 2009

Wal-Mart Scales Back DVD Displays | online.wsj.com

While it always makes sense to cut slow movers in favor of faster moving, more popular merchandise, when it comes to DVDs and Walmart there's a greater dynamic at play - physical media is losing it's appeal with many customers, and Redbox has begun offeringa far superior value proposition for Walmart and their customers.

Cathy Stauffer, Owner

Cathy StaufferOwnerCathyStaufferConsulting What is a GLG Leader?|The Gerson Lehrman Group&reg; (GLG) Leader Program<sup>SM</sup> is our premium Member Program<sup>SM</sup>. Those identified as GLG Leaders are in the top 5% of GLG CouncilRank and have an exclusivity agreement with GLG.

Weak Execution Responsible For Weak Palm Pre Sales?

September 28, 2009

Palm Raising Cash Amid Losses, Weak Pre Sales | www.wirelessweek.com

After much hope and hype, the Palm Pre ranked 10th in Gartner’s Q2 2009 smartphone share, and was simply lumped in the “other” category – ouch. Yes, the Palm Pre really needs another service provider partner besides Sprint  – preferably Verizon. But even if that happens, there’s something else they must address.

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