N2Growth Blog

MARCH 31, 2011

I have watched entrepreneurs and executives initially trivialize the value of influence in a capital transaction, only to regret it down the road. By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth . Savvy CEOs simply aren’t in a rush to close the deal and secure the funding if it means sacrificing knowledge, experience and influence.

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Mills Scofield

MAY 13, 2012

Perhaps innovators and entrepreneurs aren’t more risk-o-philic, they just define risk differently – not following one’s passion and purpose is a greater risk than financial or reputational security. He reinvented the entire business model and the company is growing exponentially. ” Well, someone = us !

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Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

But without the backing of the great entrepreneur and gifted engineer George Westinghouse, Tesla’s revolutionary inventions would probably have come to nothing.” [3]. In fact, about half of all new ventures created are actually created by hybrid entrepreneurs—individuals who keep their day jobs and start a venture on the side. [5]

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Strategy Driven

JANUARY 25, 2019

Amazon FBA is an easy option for entrepreneurs who want to try their hand at e-commerce. You get to enjoy the benefits of running your own business while taking advantage of the conglomerate’s massive network and diverse customer base. Plus, Amazon also houses your stocks for you, so you don’t need to worry about renting a warehouse.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 11, 2016

Women are historically underrepresented in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. computer software engineer and computer programmer positions. Training and networking are important when it comes to create a business or scale the corporate ladder. But let’s go further on education.

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Mills Scofield

APRIL 15, 2013

Their business model is unique and there are so many lessons for our businesses and organizations from their story. He was an experienced forestry engineer who had managed a number of different cacao and coffee projects in the region. Fausto was an inspiring leader, a creative entrepreneur, but a poor manager.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 12, 2017

Starting up a business, especially if it is something you feel passionate about, is one of the best things any budding entrepreneur can do. With that in mind, I thought I would share some of the best marketing strategies and ideas you could easily implement into your business model. Photo courtesy of Pexels.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 25, 2015

The best CEOs are excellent at growing and running a company within a known business model. You could call this person the Chief Entrepreneur (CE) — someone who can lead the future of the company while the CEO takes cares of running the existing business. You guide and support your own team of entrepreneurs.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 28, 2016

Entrepreneurs have historically taken one of two approaches to IT. ” For this group, IT is for back office support for their business ideas. They typically hire third parties to help them with IT and never make it part of their core business. How Digital Business Models Are Changing. Insight Center.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

student in the engineering school at Johns Hopkins University, I had a business idea. I had taken two excellent courses on microelectronics, and decided that I could build a business around them in my native Nigeria. Most investors liked the business model and the fact that I was educated in Nigeria and knew the market.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2018

Over the past few decades, Silicon Valley has been such a powerful engine for entrepreneurship in technology that, all too often, it is considered to be some kind of panacea. In the Bay Area, however, small venture capitalists, many of whom were ex-engineers themselves, invested in entrepreneurs. Jurgen Ziewe/Getty Images.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

The promise of job creation — the refinery project is expected to employ 8,000 engineers and create jobs for 85,000 Nigerians — has excited many commentators. But there are further reasons for optimism, and lessons for companies looking to understand the power of indigenous entrepreneurs in emerging markets.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2013

The promise of job creation — the refinery project is expected to employ 8,000 engineers and create jobs for 85,000 Nigerians — has excited many commentators. But there are further reasons for optimism, and lessons for companies looking to understand the power of indigenous entrepreneurs in emerging markets.

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Entrepreneur Disruptive Innovation Politics Christensen 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2013

But like the terms "strategy" and "business model," the word "entrepreneurship" is elastic. For some, it refers to venture capital-backed startups and their kin; for others, to any small business. Entrepreneurs often perceive a short window of opportunity. Entrepreneurs face a Catch-22.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 1, 2016

They look at the explosive growth of companies such as WhatsApp or Instagram and assume that true innovation is the realm of digital wonks and ambitious entrepreneurs. How Digital Business Models Are Changing. The business model WhatsApp has today is essentially the one it started with. Sponsored by Accenture.

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CO2

APRIL 1, 2022

But as your business grows, the founder exits, and new leaders join the company, it’s easy to lose sight of the purpose. But we know very few successful entrepreneurs who set out to start their business with the primary purpose of money. Your corporate values should also align with your business model.

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CO2

APRIL 1, 2022

But as your business grows, the founder exits, and new leaders join the company, it’s easy to lose sight of the purpose. But we know very few successful entrepreneurs who set out to start their business with the primary purpose of money. Your corporate values should also align with your business model.

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Mission Statement Leadership Organization Core Competence 78

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

For example, when my book publisher was hit by Hurricane Wilma, (thus my upcoming book was literally blown away), I turned to graphic design where I had received all my training and contacts—but with a much different business model. Similarly, make sure your OWN site has the best key words for the search engines.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2012

On one hand, celebritization will attract a huge new wave of talent from around globe to Silicon Valley and inspire many impressionable young people to aspire to become an entrepreneur rather than a Wall Street banker or a Hollywood actress. The second type of Starstruck Entrepreneur is far more dangerous. Tell them their idea is crap.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2012

On one hand, celebritization will attract a huge new wave of talent from around globe to Silicon Valley and inspire many impressionable young people to aspire to become an entrepreneur rather than a Wall Street banker or a Hollywood actress. The second type of Starstruck Entrepreneur is far more dangerous. Tell them their idea is crap.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 9, 2012

Most VCs and entrepreneurs believe start-ups are inherently iterative, that a string of mistakes doesn't prevent success, but may even be the path to it. Product and business models are evolutionary by nature, but we see four things a young company must get right: The founding team. most of Nicolai Tesla's inventions; Web 1.0;

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Rajesh Setty

AUGUST 10, 2008

Rajesh Setty Entrepreneur. About Portfolio Resources eBuzz Blog Home Blog Uncategorized I just remembered you… RSS Feed I just remembered you… By Rajesh Setty on Sat 09 Aug 2008, 11:17 PM - View Comments Since last week, I have been receiving requests about the new search engine Scour. Speaker Bringing Ideas To Life.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 22, 2018

Test Like an Entrepreneur (Not an Engineer). The second step is to test like an entrepreneur. You also can’t think like an engineer and try to remove every possible risk or uncertainty. You have to experiment to validate the problem, the solution, and the business model to bring it to market.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 14, 2014

By actively sharing information that most companies keep private, Buffer inspires others to shift how they do business. As serial entrepreneur Kirsten Lambertsen, CEO of Kuratur , explains: “Buffer’s transparency is simply the kind of sharing that entrepreneurs crave. Create social and financial value.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2017

Ridge’s devotion to building an organization of “learning maniacs” who are zealous about engaging with new technologies and business models. He empowered a group of executives and engineers, called Team Tomorrow, to turbocharge learning throughout the company. The secret of WD-40’s success?

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Banking Learning-by-Doing Business Model Energy 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 16, 2018

The entrepreneur who founded and grew the largest startup in the world to $10 billion in revenue and got fired is someone you have probably never heard of. Sloan transformed corporate management into a real profession, and its stellar example was the continuous and relentless execution of the GM business model.

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Rajesh Setty

NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Rajesh Setty Entrepreneur. He aggressively re-engineered the startup’s product to match the competitor’s offering. You REALLY should subscribe to our newsletter too - you will get exclusive content that is NOT featured on this blog once or twice a month. Its even 100% free! Speaker Bringing Ideas To Life.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 26, 2016

Their business model is a beautiful thing: platforms (also known as two- or multi-sided markets) are asset-light and make money by sitting between different parties, controlling the market and taking a piece of every transaction. How Digital Business Models Are Changing. And why not? Insight Center. No strategy is static.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

Last year’s WEF Summit on the Global Agenda saw multinational CEOs, academics, and consultants alike preaching the need for business to adapt to the on-demand economy. ” When a company fights this same type of market inefficiency, it can create a sizable business. Because not all on-demand businesses are created equal.

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Transportation Cost Business Model Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

New business models can hurt a company’s existing businesses; however, if they work, they can enhance overall performance. These new entrants often bring new business models, and thus measure performance differently than incumbents. Against which metrics are they building their businesses?

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 8, 2014

Global enterprises and entrepreneurs alike will be able to use big datasets to generate business hypotheses around innovation and new value creation. Instead of recommendation engines that suggest what book to read or TV series to watch, AH engines will propose new titles and concepts for media consumption.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Apart from their success as entrepreneurs, they all share one distinct characteristic: extensive cross-cultural experience. Huffington grew up in Athens and studied in London before starting her career as a politician and media entrepreneur. immigrants are almost twice as likely to become entrepreneurs as native-born U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

China leads the world in population, and probably in sheer numbers of entrepreneurs as well, but does it lead the world in innovative dreams? We live in a time when many of the great entrepreneurs are associated with dramatic dreams. So, where are those innovation dreams coming from, and what are they like? So what about China?

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2014

Propeller planes yielded to jet engines. How often have you seen a firm revolutionize an industry by creating a superior product using a new business model? Rather, it has developed an entirely new business model to profitably exploit a new, superior technology. Gas lamps gave way to incandescent lamps.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 29, 2013

As someone who mentors entrepreneurs, I constantly hear the question from founders located across the United States or around the world: Should we move to Silicon Valley? The talent war for start-ups that lack major VC backing can be brutal, and too many entrepreneurs underestimate this factor. This is no idle question. Costs are low.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2018

“I would rather stay in the company and start testing your hypothesis [about your business model],” he says. Facebook ads or search engine marketing might be appealing possibilities, but for now, they’re too much. Dar disagrees. He recommends staying in your job for at least a year, if not more.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

My friend Eric Patrick Marr , a passionate social entrepreneur, has been working to promote entrepreneurship in the Bluegrass Region of Kentucky. In both cities, even as people take pride in the past, some worry that it hasn't equipped them to build new engines of regional prosperity and job creation. Talk about total immersion.

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