Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Roy Spence, one of the toughest-minded business thinkers I know, is a cofounder of GSD&M, the legendary advertising agency based in Austin, Texas. Sure, these and other organizations are built around strong business models, stellar products and services, and (of course) clever advertising.

Hammer 15

Hammer Construction Advertising Brand 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2014

Among the problems: Agassi "effectively committed to a business model before he even settled on a name" and didn''t bother to hire people with management or automotive experience. BONUS BITS Mixed Feelings Should Airlines Attach Advertising to Your Luggage? According to many, he also packed an unhealthy amount of hubris.

Hammer 8

Hammer Automotive Morale Airlines 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 31, 2014

And: A diverse team is essential to survival, a point underscored by the impossibility of winning in D&D unless you have a warrior to beat things up and absorb damage, a wizard to fight magical foes and occasionally drop the hammer on something big, a cleric to heal your party members, and so on.

Management 8

Management Engineering Hammer Advertising 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2015

You have to be tracking trends your competitors haven’t yet noticed, then figuring out ways of using them to upend traditional business models. In our experience, it can take several months for a company to hammer out its defini­tion of innovation. Leverage embedded competencies and assets.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Engineering Supply Chain 8