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Category Archives: Ventures & Entrepreneurship
A Peek At The Difficulties of Incubating New Initiatives Within Large Companies
Entrepreneurial situations in large companies differ from that of startups, yet one thing that they seem to share is that they often represent “hope” in one way or another. In the case of large corporations, these new initiatives can not only … Continue reading
The Business Plan Is Alive And Well But It May Not Be What You Think
As many times I have written a “business plan”, it seems the flavor of it can vary quite substantially. I think the notion of this catches a good number of people by surprise. And why shouldn’t that be the case? Many textbooks … Continue reading
Using a “Frontier Chart” to Evaluate and Plan Project Portfolio Strategy
The introduction of new product or service lines into an existing customer base is a challenge that companies often face with new business development. Sometimes the opportunities can be readily quantified using traditional financial analysis (e.g., using net present value, scenario, … Continue reading
Perspectives on Facilitating a Consulting Engagement Related to Business Development and Innovation
One of the projects I have been working on recently with a partner involves helping an incumbent software vendor explore new business opportunities and facilitating strategy direction with the leadership team. The project involves research & planning with culmination of a key phase … Continue reading
Musings On Winning and Losing Moves Within Startup Situations Within Larger Companies
Though anecdotal, I've seen a slight rise in activity with companies looking to incubate new businesses or start-up climates within a larger company. These are challenging situations to get off the ground. Based on a mixture of consulting to a … Continue reading
Helpful Versus Hindering Lawyers – True Business Lawyers
Yesterday while getting some minutes on the elliptical machine, I was re-reading George Lois' advertising book, "What's The Big Idea". Two of the stories really cracked me up, and they led to write this perspective post on lawyers, more from … Continue reading
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Consulting and Management Method: Finding And Relieving The Bottleneck
When thrust into a situation where either resources are constrained, there are competing management choices, and paths forward are unclear, I often find a consulting method of "finding and relieving the bottleneck" useful. For example, suppose a startup is trying … Continue reading
Musings And Dialogue On Entrepreneurs And Decision Making (Part 6)
The following backdrop and questions apply to this part of the series of musings and open discussion on entrepreneurs and decision-making (See Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5): Are entrepreneurs more willing to fail than other … Continue reading
Musings And Dialogue On Entrepreneurs And Decision Making (Part 5)
The following backdrop and questions apply to this part of the series of musings and open discussion on entrepreneurs and decision-making (See Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4. Note that there will likely be a total of six … Continue reading
Musings And Dialogue On Entrepreneurs And Decision Making (Part 4)
The following backdrop and questions apply to this part of the series of musings and open discussion on entrepreneurs and decision-making (See Part 1, Part 2, Part 3. Note that there will likely be a total of six parts for … Continue reading