Value is Job #1
Ran across the post below on the Wisconsin Technology news site WTNNews.com. It debunks (one of my favorite words) the myth that professional service businesses need not worry about being perceived and...
View ArticleHow to Build a Business that Works
One reason so many startups fail is that they either craft a business plan then shelve it at launch or worst yet slavishly follow it without adjusting when the initial assumptions are proven by the...
View ArticleThe Truth About Starting a New Business Successfully
Okay, it’s that time of year again where lists of how to close out the year right, get a jump on the next year, and how to leverage the holiday social scene pop-up like… well they are everywhere. So...
View ArticleNew Product Launch; Why Some Businesses Almost Always Nail It
The secret is that they don’t… It just seems that way because they have assimilated the art of experimentation into their DNA. And why have they adopted this mentality? To validate learning because...
View ArticleSharpen Your Reception with Valuable Content
Here is why two scary insights for wireless / mobile network service providers are a golden path for you and I. First the setup. Arieso, one the of world’s leading providers of mobile network...
View ArticleRetooling Your Business Analysis Perspective; 5 Posts to Get You Started
This week my 5 favorite business and strategy post cover: Why a retooled FP&A (Finance Planning & Analysis) is retaking a prominent seat at the at the leadership table. Gaining business...
View ArticleWhy Some Businesses Almost Always Make the Right Moves – Week’s 5 Best Posts
This week my 5 favorite business and strategy post cover: Better business modeling, the why (capture an unfair advantage), how (…to maintain it), and when (6 signs that you need to rinse and repeat)....
View ArticleWorking on Growing Your Business? Read this. – Week’s 5 Best Posts
photo via Wikimedia Commons This week my 5 favorite business and strategy post cover: Leveraging a business’ network to develop better solutions to wicked problems Business model generation, the who...
View ArticleBusiness [Re]Ignition: The 7 Rock Solid Elements of Executing Business Model...
If you’ve been living under a rock for the last five years… First off, welcome back we need you. Second, let me get you up to speed. The hottest two business concepts over the last 24 months have been...
View ArticleBusiness [Re]Ignition: The 7 Rock Solid Elements of Executing Business Model...
In any high stakes venture it is vital, whether for yourself or a client, to have a sustainable edge. Warren Buffet calls it a Durable Competitive Advantage and Michael Porter refers to it as a...
View ArticleBusiness [Re]Ignition: The 7 Rock Solid Elements of Executing Business Model...
Just this past weekend I had a few minutes to kill before running out of the door to the next family-centric event so I was flipping through the television when I ran across the iconic movie ‘Field of...
View ArticleBusiness [Re]Ignition: The 7 Rock Solid Elements of Executing Business Model...
It’s not your father’s (or mother’s) business world anymore. Three momentous forces — technological, social, and economic — have conspired to rock the business world and caused things to become more...
View ArticleBusiness [Re]Ignition: The 7 Rock Solid Elements of Executing Business Model...
The brutal truth about business is this: It’s hard. Have you ever asked yourself: Why aren’t we growing more/faster? Do we have the right solution; does it solve their mission critical issue? This...
View ArticleBusiness [Re]Ignition: The 7 Rock Solid Elements of Executing Business Model...
“In God we trust; all others must bring data.“ – W. Edwards Deming Who am I to argue? Deming is regarded as having had more impact upon Japanese manufacturing and business than any other individual....
View ArticleBusiness [Re]Ignition: The 7 Rock Solid Elements of Executing Business Model...
If you sell, and we all do, you’re in the business of changing behavior. Pop Quiz: How do you influence yours? Everything that we have covered up until this point will be for naught if you don’t have...
View ArticleBusiness model generation in the Internet of Things (IoT) universe
The Internet of Things (IoT) changes everything, especially how we go about crafting and testing business models. “To take advantage of new, cloud-based opportunities, today’s companies will need to...
View ArticleSelecting the right revenue model
Here is what most people do. They take a look at the 10, or so, revenue models that exist and pick one that they think provides the business the best return. In reality, writes Martin Zwilling, Founder...
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