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Startup Professionals Musings: 8 Myths Technologists Believe That Sink...
"Build it and they will come" or "Miracle Happens Here" are support mechanisms of the entrepreneur's dreamscape.Craig Stark's insight:Which of the 8 myths have you subscribed to?As a Technologist with...
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Innovation Excellence | Building Firm Value with Thought Leadership
While most consulting firms spring to life and find early success because of the strength of their thought leadership, in general, over time most consulting firms tend to under-invest in thought...
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5 Ways To Start Customer Discovery Interviews
Here are five ways that you can reach out to initiate customer discovery interviews: introductions, meetings, on-line forums, cold emails, and cold calls.Craig Stark's insight:It can be difficult to...
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Co Innovation the new startup frontier?
"The best innovators allocate their innovation investments to the most relevant areas. They are better in capturing the noise in the business environment and read the innovation signals contained...
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How Recent Tech Success Stories Are Disrupting Disruption Theory -...
For a generation of CEOs, Clayton Christensen’s The Innovator’s Dilemma was a guiding light on how to survive industry disruptions. His book educated business executives on where competition would...
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To Transform From A Reactionary To A Visionary Innovator
How to transform from a reactionary to a visionary innovatorCraig Stark's insight:There is a lot of discussion around Intrapreneurial Innovation now.For startups, it is critical to be developing an...
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Innovation Excellence | Stop Frustrating Your Innovators
A study among US companies shows that employees of corporations are eager to be entrepreneurial. More than half of those surveyed (52 percent) have pursued an entrepreneurial idea within their...
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Startup Professionals Musings: These 8 Disciplines Define A Fundable...
I hear "we need funding" from more startup founders, when they are nowhere near ready to sit down with investors. Craig Stark's insight:This is a great guide for startups to be sure they are prepared...
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Immutable Laws for the Startup
"A complex system that works is invariably found to have evolved from a simple system that worked. A complex system designed from scratch never works and cannot be patched up to make it work. You have...
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Startup Professionals Musings: 10 Practices That Lead To The Demise Of Any...
A positive attitude can be your worst enemy when you ignore these business reality checks.Craig Stark's insight:The soft business skills which rely on trust and emotion can easily get you into deep...
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Competing Billion-Dollar Tech Companies Are Joining Forces. Here's Why. | MIT...
Open Power is a great framework for Open Innovation support. Although IBM is driving this particular initiative, Amazon, Google and Microsoft are venturing along the same path.Craig Stark's...
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Startup Professionals Musings: 5 Surprising Truths From A Crowdfunding Advocate
Crowdfunding is gaining popularity and momentum. Here are some great tips to ground you before jumping into the fire. Craig Stark's insight:Crowdfunding is not an extension of "PMF" testing with looser...
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Startup Professionals Musings: 6 Reasons Why Bigger Is Not Better In Your...
Is your strategy too tied to product development too early?Scope creep and product "feature-itis" can kill you.Craig Stark's insight:Lean startup methods suggest quick iterations and testing...
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The BOOTSTART Manifesto
There’s never been a better time to act on your “big idea”. And this manifesto will show you how.Craig Stark's insight:"Reboot, level up and start." There are more startups than ever hitting the scene...
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Startup Professionals Musings: 6 Ways Startups Are Fooled By Prior Business...
Don't be the next Webvan!Relying on "proven" business models of the past is suicidal for startups.Craig Stark's insight:Business Model Innovation is now a prerequisite exercise for startups under the...
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The Illusion of Progress - SKMurphy, Inc.
An entrepreneur who succumbs to the illusion of progress does a startup more self-inflicted damage than almost anything else. Craig Stark's insight:The Illusion of Progress is a core mindset attribute...
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Startup Professionals Musings: 6 Ways To Prevent Disastrous Outsourcing...
Startups may look to outsourcing for software development or other business services. Understanding the upsides and pitfalls in the decision process will help.Craig Stark's insight:Outsourcing grunt...
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Reinventing the Startup Model via Hyper Innovation
This year brings about some sad commentary about the future of the startup as we know it. The startup failure rates are statistically still very high...Craig Stark's insight:Challenging the status quo...
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Getting A Software Patent Is Valuable But Frustrating
Is IP protection a process in search of a need? Today's Open Innovation process utilizes Open Source and dormant IP libraries to create new value. Craig Stark's insight:Is IP protection now just a...
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The Different Worldviews of a Startup — LEAN STACK
In his groundbreaking book, “All Marketers are Liars Tell Stories”, Seth Godin defines a “worldview” as the set of rules…Craig Stark's insight:For the investor audience, I totally agree to spend more...
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