Coaching Tip

OCTOBER 22, 2012

Stanford Ovshinsky 1922-2012. Mr. Ovshinsky moved to Detroit where he worked on power steering at the Hupp Corp. Mr. Ovshinsky used the same basic insight decades later to produce flexible photovoltaic materials, printing them on film on a machine the length of a football field. photovoltaic industry.

Energy 102

Energy Library Film Engineering 102

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2016

Given that Kodak’s core business was selling film, it is not hard to see why the last few decades proved challenging. The company filed for bankruptcy protection in 2012, exited legacy businesses and sold off its patents before re-emerging as a sharply smaller company in 2013. Consider Fuji Photo Film. Why did this happen?

Technology 8

Technology Film Gilbert Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Companies have been striving to harness and leverage the power of their data assets for decades. That is the finding of a survey (PDF) and series of follow-up interviews conducted by NewVantage Partners with C-level executives and function heads representing companies and government agencies during the second half of 2012.

Market Segmentation 8

Market Segmentation Metrics Environment Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Think of Kodak, which in the 1990s was the apparently unassailable leader in its market, with 80% market share in its core film business. Since Knudstorp took over, Lego’s revenues have increased by 400%, and its operating profit margin has increased from -21% to 34%. That’s the power of shrinking to grow.

Company 8

Company How To Business Model Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2013

In a 600-page proposed rulemaking , the SEC moved to implement key provisions of the 2012 Jumpstart our Business Startups Act (or JOBS Act). services such as Kickstarter (and others including Indiegogo and Rockethub ) have operated on a donation model. Tapping the power of the Internet, crowdfunding has proven wildly successful.

Disruptive Innovation 8

Disruptive Innovation Finance Venture Capitalist Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2017

The truth is, AI is as “fully-automated” as the Great and Powerful Oz was in that famous scene from the classic film , where Dorothy and friends realize that the great wizard is simply a man manically pulling levers from behind a curtain. Who are these workers behind the AI curtain?

Content 8

Content Trends Media Advertising 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2013

It is estimated that they currently have about seven thousand of them (and Congress asked for about $5 billion worth of more drones in 2012). What makes it all that more interesting, is that those fictional numbers aren't even close to the staggering reality of how many drones are in operation.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Venture Funding Industry Real Estate 8