Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2014

That includes learning from the outside and striving to adopt certain start-up practices, with a focus on three key management processes: (1) resource allocation that nurtures future businesses, (2) faster-cycle product development, and (3) partnering with start-ups. Marketing plays a catalyst role, providing growth funding.

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Six Sigma Incubator Payback Period Ries 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2017

In his Harvard Business Review article summing up his tenure, Immelt recalls that the two things that influenced him most were Marc Andreessen’s 2011 Wall Street Journal article “ Why Software Is Eating the World ” and Eric Ries’s book The Lean Startup. So what happened? In fact, what happened is activist investors.

Ries 8

Ries Long-term Short-term Price 8

In the CEO Afterlife

JUNE 6, 2011

by John • June 6, 2011 • Leadership , Marketing , Strategy • 2 Comments. Last week, legendary brand positioning expert Al Ries weighed in on Starbucks reported desire to move away from its powerful ‘specialist’ strategy. Al thinks the stock market is pressuring the company for more top-line growth.

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Ries Brand Hammer Marketing Strategy 122

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2011

HP had grown so large, to about $30 billion in sales, that Barnholt and other senior managers felt pinched to reach their double-digit growth goals. They worked on numerous initiatives in large, growing markets that were adjacent to or somewhat related to HP's existing business. But by the mid-1990s, the challenges mounted.

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Ries Agility Market Segmentation Christensen 11

Leading Blog

JANUARY 26, 2018

What follows are some of the thoughts that resonated with me: Eric Ries: “The mistake isn’t releasing something bad. You don’t want people to start amping up expectations for an early version of your product. The mistake is to launch it and get PR people involved. Put yourself out there and get feedback. Don’t be afraid to take a risk.

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Entrepreneur Altman Venture Capitalist Ries 165

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 17, 2012

In Mindset , psychologist Carol Dweck writes: "it isn't just our abilities and talent that bring our success — but whether we approach our goals with a fixed or growth mindset." Whether disruptive innovation involves a product, service, company, or especially, an individual, Christensen provides a robust theory for learning how to lead.

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Books Christensen Ries Disruptive Innovation 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

So you look at past projects, gather and analyze relevant market data, make predictions about how much revenue you’ll be able to generate, decide what resources you’ll need, and set milestones to reach your targets. You’re working on a new venture and you know you’ve got to create a plan to execute it. Not so fast.

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Planning Benchmarking Project Competitive Advantage 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2013

In 2010, one of us was sitting in a room at the Harvard Business School with Eric Ries and a number of budding entrepreneurs. The language has been widely adopted, and that includes some folks who haven''t yet had the chance to read Ries'' work or digest the ideas behind it. One of these young entrepreneurs in particular stood out.

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Company Ries Maturity Innovation 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2016

When my publication, Innovation Leader, surveyed 170 executives who work in R&D, strategy, and new product development roles at large public companies, we found that 82% said they’ve already deployed some elements of the lean startup approach. Show customers barely-working products with rough edges?

Company 8

Company Airlines Ries Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2015

By now, your company probably has a new busi­ness incubator, an idea wiki, a disciplined process for mining customer insights, an awards program for successful innovators, and maybe even an outpost in Silicon Valley—all fine ideas—and yet, most likely, it still struggles to meet its growth goals and seldom thrills its customers.

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Innovation Company Engineering Supply Chain 8