Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Kickstarter : Public idea financing without displacing investors or banks. Some recent nondisruptive examples include: 23andMe : DTC genetic testing helps understand ancestry and disease without displacing geneticists or hospitals. $1B+ 1B+ current valuation. Created ~300K+ jobs, 8,000+ companies and $5.3B+ of direct economic impact.

Blue Ocean Strategy 106

Blue Ocean Strategy Mauborgne Innovation How To 106

Eric Jacobson

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

We found that what really matter divides into two broad areas: Numbers : Understanding how managerial decisions create value; how we measure value using financial analysis; and how we use the language of finance to communicate inside and outside the organization.

Skills 118

Skills Cooper Books Benchmarking 118

Eric Jacobson

OCTOBER 25, 2023

And so many leaders, particularly those coming to general management roles from finance, technology, or operations, forget that the best way to strengthen the bottom line is with a strong top line and a healthy revenue stream. To be a Growth Leader you must pay attention to the top line as well because you can’t cut your way to growth.

Competitive Advantage 114

Competitive Advantage Leadership Energy Micromanagement 114

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Have they redirected time, energy, talent, and finances away from lower priority pursuits towards taking these actions? Have they involved a group of people in shaping the vision and therefore are emotionally invested in wanting to help make it a reality? Are they taking actions that are unquestionably big “needle movers”?

CEO 104

CEO Banking Learning-by-Doing McKinsey 104

Eric Jacobson

MARCH 14, 2022

Have they redirected time, energy, talent, and finances away from lower priority pursuits towards taking these actions? Have they involved a group of people in shaping the vision and therefore are emotionally invested in wanting to help make it a reality? Are they taking actions that are unquestionably big “needle movers”?

CEO 94

CEO Banking Learning-by-Doing McKinsey 94

Eric Jacobson

JUNE 23, 2022

Have they redirected time, energy, talent, and finances away from lower priority pursuits towards taking these actions? Have they involved a group of people in shaping the vision and therefore are emotionally invested in wanting to help make it a reality? Are they taking actions that are unquestionably big “needle movers”?

CEO 86

CEO Banking Learning-by-Doing McKinsey 86

Eric Jacobson

JANUARY 18, 2023

Have they redirected time, energy, talent, and finances away from lower priority pursuits towards taking these actions? Have they involved a group of people in shaping the vision and therefore are emotionally invested in wanting to help make it a reality? Are they taking actions that are unquestionably big “needle movers”?

CEO 65

CEO Banking Learning-by-Doing McKinsey 65