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Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? | N2Growth Blog

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I believe great leaders will mentor and coach subordinates for the purpose of identifying and developing other great leaders. While there is an element of truth in that statement if this is what you aspire to as a leader it constitutes a complete under-utilization of leadership responsibility.

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Business Model Architecture | N2Growth Blog

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Also, a common response is to confuse a sales engine, fulfillment process, operational process, technology platform, or any number of other areas as business models, where this is not the case. Furthermore, a business plan, strategic plan, marketing plan, capital formation plan, exit plan, etc., are also not business models.

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Design Matters

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Largely due to the iPod’s strong integrated design qualities it is the dominant brand in its class, commands a pricing premium, and has developed an extremely loyal and satisfied customer base. Also worth noting is that there is certainly a difference between value engineering and arbitrary cost containment.

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How Dumb Is Your Business?

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When Google started they had the greatest focus, the simplest vision, and the least cluttered search engine. My conclusions are drawn from 30 years of observational and experiential analysis. Interestingly enough, I think your example of Google is a great one. Even their advertising model is simplistically brilliant.

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Disruptive Business Models | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

While much has been written about corporate vision, mission, process, leadership, strategy, branding and a variety of other business practices, it is the engineering of these practices to be disruptive that maximizes opportunities. Why didn’t IBM see Dell coming? How did Microsoft not keep Google at bay?

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First Impressions | N2Growth Blog

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and any number of other appearance specific issues can add to, or detract from, the strength of your personal brand. I want to be clear that I’m not advocating for form over substance, extreme self-indulgence, narcissism, or masking insecurity by the trappings you surround yourself with.

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To Blog or Not to Blog?

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By any category analysis or analytical standard blogging has obviously developed into a powerful communication medium. I’m also not a fan of going to a blog to read third party news, press or the re-blogging of someone else’s information published for no other reason then to boost their search engine rankings.

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