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How Dumb Is Your Business?

N2Growth Blog

Posted on October 13th, 2010 by admin in Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth How dumb is your business? While a business cannot scale without growth, a business can grow without being scalable. Even their advertising model is simplistically brilliant. Take Google, for example.

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Ideas Don't Equal Innovation | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

An idea is not synonymous with a competitive advantage, an idea is not necessarily a sign of creativity, an idea does not constitute innovation, and as much as some people wish it was so, an idea is certainly not a business. I want to start by actually defining what an idea is, and is not.

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The Downside of Best Practices | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Therefor by definition it is not unique or likely to generate any competitive advantage. That being said, I believe the choice of 'Next' practice vs. a 'Best' practice mindset needs to look at your core, What is the expertise that people or businesses pay you for? What say you? Manufacturing, oh yes!

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Google Chrome: Focus moving to capturing "Real Estate" | Rajesh Setty

Rajesh Setty

Posted in the Business Models , Innovation category. Of course, hindsight 20/20 – we see that Google is entering into the “real estate&# game in a big way. Related Posts: Well, it seems to make sense… The link exchange problem and what you can learn from it.

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The Bullock Cart and the Race Car | Rajesh Setty

Rajesh Setty

Related Posts: Gradually…Then Suddenly The Invisible Competitive Advantage at TomPeters.com What a "Personal Brand" is NOT – at TomPeters.com Status Check for 2009: Is Your Job Safe? The Business Case for Giving Away Your Best Work for FREE!

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Gradually…Then Suddenly | Rajesh Setty

Rajesh Setty

Related Posts: The Bullock Cart and the Race Car The Invisible Competitive Advantage at TomPeters.com The Business Case for Giving Away Your Best Work for FREE! My first entry talks about my perspective on what created this mess we are in and most important what we (knowledge workers) can do about it.

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The Factors Behind China’s Growing Strength in Innovation

Harvard Business Review

In 2006, 26-year-old Frank Wang started up DJI in a dorm room at Hong Kong University of Science & Technology. The legend goes that Frank’s father had given him an expensive remote-controlled model helicopter for doing well in school. ISAAC LAWRENCE/stringer/Getty Images. China has a population of over 1.3