Leading Blog

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

That is until they learned about an emerging technology—DVDs. Any entrepreneur will relate to the journey, and any would-be entrepreneur will find it enlightening. After a slew of ideas like customized shampoo, dog food, and baseball bats, Randolph hit upon renting VHS tapes online. Then the game was on.

Learning-by-Doing 42

Learning-by-Doing Entrepreneur Wilde CEO 42

Joseph Lalonde

MARCH 14, 2018

It’s easy to let yourself off the hook as a busy entrepreneur. The healthy habits that I attribute to my success as a leader are practice what I preach, set healthy boundaries, practice mindfulness, exercise, work hard and invest in my ongoing learning and personal development. Fail forward so you don’t succeed backwards.

Succession 316

Succession Self-aware Learning-by-Doing Follow-up 316

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2014

It lies behind successful product companies like Apple, Dropbox, and Kickstarter, but it can also lead entrepreneurs predictably to failure. Even with a technological head start, wining the fight for incumbents’ most profitable customers is nearly impossible. Oculus, of course, was wildly successful.

Entrepreneur 9

Entrepreneur Advice Disruptive Innovation CRM 9

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

Develop those contacts as a ladder to reach higher, but more challenging, prospects. Test business development, starting with advice from your banker, accountant, and lawyer. Many career-enhancing activities can develop from carefully chosen volunteer-based projects. We can leverage each other’s expertise.

Press Release 100

Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2015

What they—and I, for that matter—didn’t realize then is that I was well on my way along my career path of choice: being an entrepreneur. Every developing region I’ve worked in has a specific word for influence or connections. You can do this most effectively when you have an extensive network of contacts.

Travel 8

Travel Entrepreneur Licensing Price 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2016

public school classroom, he approached the task with the mentality of a successful serial entrepreneur. Thanks to the pace of change in information technology over the last quarter century, we have been conditioned to believe that a single innovative company driven by a visionary entrepreneur can change the world.

System 8

System Entrepreneur Telecommunications Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2011

This morning I participated in a working session between the WEF's Technology Pioneers and Social Entrepreneurs. One fellow has funded a project that has collectivized waste pickers in the developing world and raised their daily income from 65 cents to seven dollars. Michael recently co-authored Wild West 2.0

Wilde 12

Wilde Entrepreneur Insurance Reputation 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2010

Every few years the same piece of technology gets re-announced, and it's as important as ever. In 1986, Lotus Development Corporation announced the latest version of its (at the time) wildly popular 1-2-3 spreadsheet, one that now sported a spiffy new "undo" feature. The feature? It was a big deal. Undo was new again a few years later.

Early Adopters 14

Early Adopters Norton Wilde Software 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Startups and major tech companies, notably Alphabet’s Google X division , are investing heavily in smart car technology, as are network ride-sharing companies such as Uber and Lyft. “Self-driving” or “smart” cars will simply become whatever we call the next generation of transportation technology.

Transportation 8

Transportation Technology Software Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2017

Also known as “token sales,” this new fundraising phenomenon is being fueled by a convergence of blockchain technology, new wealth, clever entrepreneurs, and crypto-investors who are backing blockchain-fueled ideas. How technology is transforming transactions. Insight Center. Business in the Era of Blockchain.

Venture Capitalist 11

Venture Capitalist Due Diligence Finance Long-term 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2013

In a recent HBR article, Paul Nunes and I introduced the term Big Bang Disruption to signify innovations that, thanks to rapidly advancing technology, come out of the box both better and cheaper than alternative solutions already in the marketplace. How big a deal is this “democratization” of finance?

Disruptive Innovation 8

Disruptive Innovation Finance Venture Capitalist Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Deep in the golden corn fields of Iowa, technology is transforming life on the farm. But FarmLogs is not your typical technology start-up, and its founders, Jesse Vollmar and Brad Koch, are not your typical Silicon Valley-style entrepreneurs. Jorg Greuel/Getty Images.

Policies 8

Policies Content Long-term Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2015

Surveys indicate that more than 30 percent of the top 300 largest global brands are now using or evaluating 3D printing (often with printing technology in-house) whether for prototyping and other innovation projects or in actual production of what they sell. Wild cycles, for sure.

Technology 8

Technology Learning Curve Tips Objective 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2011

If you're a product guru, maybe you need a business development or sales-oriented leader to get your vision to market. But a long-term relationship can help you leapfrog the learning curve of the close collaboration, which can sometimes take years to develop. Michael recently co-authored Wild West 2.0

How To 15

How To Long-term Learning Curve Entrepreneur 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2013

But the Strava case is prescient as we continue to develop digital technologies that influence the emotions and impulses that make us so darned human. As an investor, he realized that budding entrepreneurs might gain a lot from — but rarely get to see — other companies'' presentation slides. Technology'

Film 8

Film Technology Entrepreneur Wilde 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 6, 2014

Winning Friends and Influencing People How Advanced Socialbots Have Infiltrated Twitter MIT Technology Review Ah yes, those pesky Twitter bots. But "as our own history suggests, the economic impact of technology piracy isn''t straightforward," with examples of patents and trade secrets both helping and hurting innovation.

Engineering 8

Engineering Welch Media Wilde 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2014

The web did not invent community-driven brands – just think of Harley Davidson — but technology has surely made the strategy more popular. American Express has developed “Small Business Saturday.” While digital technology can empower social initiatives, they are essentially human endeavors. Yet that’s exactly the problem.

Media 8

Media Marketing Strategy Groupthink Kaplan 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 5, 2012

While it's written from my perspective, he was central to the development of the idea. Just as a business model is required to maximize the reach of a simplifying technology, so too is a business model required to maximize the reach of a book. How's your book launch coming?" Bob asked me. I don't want to talk about my book.

Innovation 17

Innovation Incubator Business Model Wilde 17

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 19, 2011

It's a motivator as well as a catalyst for developing cross-functional intelligence. Younger people often haven't developed those nuanced lenses yet. Younger employees often haven't developed the ability to wall off the toxin. Michael Fertik is a repeat Internet entrepreneur and CEO with experience in technology and law.

Motivation 16

Motivation Management Short-term Long-term 16

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2011

I had worked for over a decade to develop relationships with Latin American business leaders, several of whom were on Forbes' billionaire list. Notwithstanding the considerable career and financial (I am the primary breadwinner) risks involved, it was time to leave my comfortable perch and become an entrepreneur.

Disruptive Innovation 16

Disruptive Innovation Christensen Metrics Innovation 16

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2015

Changes in enterprise IT over the past decade mean that every company is now a technology company. vulnerability intelligence (what is being exploited in the wild?), Two trends account for this: the rapid convergence of enterprise IT architectures, and the proliferation of increasingly sophisticated adversaries.

Company 8

Company Supply Chain Tactics Learning-by-Doing 8

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

Reviews: “This wild, wicked show is not just a screamfest; it’s a good piece of theater!” - The New York Times “Funny, furious and wholly enthralling!” - Wall Street Journal “Teller has filled Play Dead with elaborate illusions and effects including a slam-bang finale!”

Press Release 150

Press Release Discount PR Fraser 150