Bob Cooper, over at the Kellogg Innovation blog, draws attention to a Business Week article on Richard Clark’s efforts to turn Merck around. While the article itself is interesting, what caught my eye was the… Read more »
Archives for December 2007
Fail Fast, Fail Cheap – Merck rewards scientists for failure
Bob Cooper, over at the Kellogg Innovation blog, draws attention to a Business Week article on Richard Clark’s efforts to turn Merck around. While the article itself is interesting, what caught my eye was the… Read more »
Business Development Resources for New Entrepreneurs
As a sometime professor of entrepreneurship, I'm frequently approached by would-be entrepreneurs for help in fleshing out their business plans. While I enjoy doing this, it could very easily become a full-time job! I've therefore… Read more »
Columbia Faculty on “What is the Entrepreneurial Mindset”
Entrepreneurship is one of those terms that’s a bit like the old saw about art or pornography – “I can’t define it, but I know it when I see it”. If you want to bring… Read more »
Columbia Faculty on “What is the Entrepreneurial Mindset”
Entrepreneurship is one of those terms that’s a bit like the old saw about art or pornography – “I can’t define it, but I know it when I see it”. If you want to bring… Read more »
Dumbest moments in business 2007 – I do miss Business 2.0
Each year, I had come to look forward to Business 2.0’s compilation of idiotic things that happen in the world of business. As that magazine is now unfortunately defunct, Fortune appears to be picking up… Read more »
Dumbest moments in business 2007 - I do miss Business 2.0
Each year, I had come to look forward to Business 2.0’s compilation of idiotic things that happen in the world of business. As that magazine is now unfortunately defunct, Fortune appears to be picking up… Read more »
Google Docs Discovery-Driven Strategy
Jake Anderson, a Harvard School of Business student, has written a paper analyzing the disruptive nature of Google Docs… “Interestingly, the process of beta testing all of its programs through its general customer base continues… Read more »
Google Docs Discovery-Driven Strategy
Jake Anderson, a Harvard School of Business student, has written a paper analyzing the disruptive nature of Google Docs… “Interestingly, the process of beta testing all of its programs through its general customer base continues… Read more »
Tips for Cognitive Fitness
An article in the November Harvard Business Review recommends the following program for exercising your brain: Manage by walking about Read funny books Play games Act out (improvisation and acting) Find what you’re not learning… Read more »
Fascinating study on R&D Spending and return on innovation by Booz Allen & Hamilton
My colleague, Gray Hammond, drew attention to this year’s installment of the fascinating study of innovation conducted annually by Booz Allen and Hamilton. To access the study click here Synopsis: Booz Allen Hamilton’s annual study… Read more »
Fascinating study on R&D Spending and return on innovation by Booz Allen & Hamilton
My colleague, Gray Hammond, drew attention to this year’s installment of the fascinating study of innovation conducted annually by Booz Allen and Hamilton. To access the study click here Synopsis: Booz Allen Hamilton’s annual study… Read more »