Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Frugal innovation is the ability to innovate cost-effectively and sustainably under severe resource constraints. In one instance, Siemens' engineers in India — working closely with their German colleagues — developed a Fetal Heart Monitor that uses inexpensive microphone technology rather than the costlier ultrasound technology.

CEO 15

CEO Innovation Restructuring Incentives 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2018

But as Carlota Perez has so aptly described, all new technology industries go through an eruption and frenzy phase, followed by a crash, and then a golden age and maturity. Then the cycle repeats with a new set of technologies. Every startup is in a race against time. It has to find product-market fit before running out of cash.

IPO 8

IPO First-mover Advantage Business Model Agility 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2012

Frugal innovation is the ability to innovate cost-effectively and sustainably under severe resource constraints. In one instance, Siemens' engineers in India — working closely with their German colleagues — developed a Fetal Heart Monitor that uses inexpensive microphone technology rather than the costlier ultrasound technology.

CEO 8

CEO Innovation Restructuring Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Managing tight deadlines, revenue targets, market demands, prioritization conflicts, and resource constraints all at once is not for the faint of heart. Pro: Breakthrough technology can offer customers things they didn’t even know they needed. Engineering Drives Product: More technically-oriented product companies (e.g.,

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Core Competence Management 8