Entrepreneur Steve Blank has recommended Entrepreneurial Mindset as one of the best strategy books for startups: “The Entrepreneurial Mindset articulates the critically important idea that there are different types of startup opportunities. The notion of… Read more »
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Entrepreneurial Mindset on Steve Blank’s List of the Best Books for Building a Startup
Entrepreneur Steve Blank has recommended Entrepreneurial Mindset as one of the best strategy books for startups: “The Entrepreneurial Mindset articulates the critically important idea that there are different types of startup opportunities. The notion of… Read more »
Business Week article cites Discovery Driven Planning
A June 16, 2008 BusinessWeek article entitled Demystifying Web 2.0, refers to discovery-driven planning: “It’s discovery-driven business planning rather than the old-fashioned planning that comes from the top down. Entrepreneurs are particularly good with this… Read more »
Entrepreneurial wanna-be’s: More resources
I wrote not too long ago about the resources available to aspiring entrepreneurs, including SCORE, the SBDC’s of most major universities and other entities dedicated to helping people start and grow successful businesses. Kelly Spors,… Read more »
Rita McGrath on YouTube!
In March 2008, Rita McGrath spoke to the IESE Business School in Lisbon, Spain. A portion of her presentation is featured at YouTube. To view, click here..
Should Ann Livermore Move beyond HP?
Rita McGrath has posted Should Ann Livermore Move beyond HP? at the Harvard Business Publishing site. To read the text, click here.
Insightful note on the complexity of rules by Norman Bartczak
I’m attending Jeff Sonnenfeld’s Yale CEO Summit this week, and this morning listened in on a fascinating presentation by my colleague, Norman Bartczak, who manages to make accounting interesting! Among the many things that caught… Read more »
Discovery Driven Planning: Learning from failures and disappointments at Lululemon
I was browsing through this week’s edition of Business Week when I ran across a great story as part of their 50 fast-growth companies series. The story is about Lululemon, a retailer that has grown… Read more »
Missing Women, Empty Talent Pipelines, and CEO Compensation
Rita McGrath is a regular contributor at the Harvard Business Publishing blog. Read her article on Missing Women, Empty Talent Pipelines, and CEO Compensation by clicking on the title.
Building a Discovery Driven Plan: What are the typical assumptions?
I’m often asked to give people a checklist of assumptions that they can use to get started developing a discovery driven plan. Here are some of the most critical: What is my profit model? Have… Read more »
New Social Networking site – the Mistake Bank
The Mistake Bank is a fascinating new social network concept introduced by John Caddell, a one-time telecom corporate type and now a consultant helping companies become more innovative. The idea behind the network is to… Read more »
Be Strategic About Your Time
Rita McGrath is a regular Discussion Leader at the Harvard Business Publishing blog. Read her May 6 posting on Be Strategic About Your Time.