Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2012

There's something about the culture of business that tends toward excess — in financial markets, to be sure, but also in the "market" for new ideas and management techniques. Southwest Airlines never said, "We want to be the country's most innovative airline." What can we do that no one else in our business can do?

Innovation 16

Innovation Airlines Six Sigma Lean Production 16

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2016

.” And yet the lean startup methodology, born in Silicon Valley as a way for startups to tune in to customer needs with limited resources, has been gaining major momentum inside big companies like General Electric, Alaska Airlines, Telefonica, 3M, and W.L. ’ Sometimes you need to be reminded of that.”

Company 8

Company Airlines Ries Survey 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 25, 2012

The Lean Startup has crystallized many of the ideas fundamental to successful innovation and provided companies with additional ways to understand and make room for rapid iteration, agile development, and in-market testing of new ideas. As Ries writes, some entrepreneurs hear "minimum viable" product as "smallest imaginable" product.

Ries 15

Ries Business Model Entrepreneur Agility 15

Strategy Driven

MARCH 11, 2011

In my opinion, deregulation, as a whole, has worked negatively upon business and society (banking, airlines, trucking, and broadcasting), and the SEC is no exception. In their marketing, accounting and auditing firms claim to be full-service business advisors, in order to get business. Congressional Hearings.

Strategic Planning 57

Strategic Planning Committee Golden Handcuff Media 57

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

In an earlier age, “general purpose technologies” such as electricity and communications networks were recognized by economists as their own category because they provided vital inputs for all kinds of businesses, revolutionized the way business was conducted in general, and literally redefined what it meant to live in modern society.

Transportation 8

Transportation Price Airlines Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

In 1992, to free-up warehouse space, the UK team promised free airline tickets to customers who purchased more than £100 worth of its products. marketing team offered the same promotion to U.S. Indeed, entrepreneurs and disrupters often refer to this double inertia of incumbents as their greatest asset in taking on incumbents.

Execution 10

Execution Strategy Gantt Chart Film 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 5, 2016

Or it might be to accelerate product development (and build out a richer product portfolio) by buying product capabilities across the market value chain. That means that – on PowerPoints, on websites, and in the way you describe your products to the market – you can say that your company Does That Thing. Insight Center.

Due Diligence 8

Due Diligence Software Construction Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2014

As a member of a start-up advisory program, I regularly hear pitches from aspiring technology entrepreneurs. Southwest Airlines exists in a class of its own in large part due to its fun personality. Branding Marketing Strategy' One way I do this is to use what I call the “-er brand” filter. Hyundai is an -er brand.

Brand 9

Brand IPO Marketing Strategy Airlines 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

In emerging markets, billions of people have moved out of extreme poverty. This narrative has rested on three propositions: that globalization is a major driver of growth and prosperity; that technological progress enriches our lives; and that shareholder returns reflect businesses’ contributions to societal progress.

Globalization 8

Globalization Supply Chain Human Capital Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2014

Chief Marketing Officer Beth Comstock told me they looked to see how they could take this battery technology to new markets. Marketing plays a catalyst role, providing growth funding. Organic growth depends on discovering breakthrough ideas, leveraging technology, and getting closer to customers.

Six Sigma 8

Six Sigma Incubator Payback Period Ries 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2015

At the end of each year, I apply a framework to surface the most important emerging trends in digital media and emerging technology for the year ahead. It analyzes consumer behavior, microeconomic trends, government policies, market forces, and emerging research within the context of our continually-evolving tech and digital media ecosystem.

Trends 8

Trends Retail Learning-by-Doing Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 7, 2011

These entrepreneurs provide a valuable service and are simply following the capitalist mantra of "buy low, sell high.". The scalping market exists for three primary reasons. Trying to keep prices below market value is akin to hoping an inflated balloon will remain submerged in a pool of water — it's hard to do.

Price 11

Price Sports PR Airlines 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 13, 2014

The global sharing economy market was valued at $26 billion in 2013 and some predict it will grow to become a $110 billion revenue market in the coming years, making it larger than the U.S. While it is easy to categorize business as in line with the free market and progressives as anti-market, the reality is far more nuanced.

Business Model 9

Business Model Hotels Venture Capitalist Transportation 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2012

Hedge fund investors who deploy capital in large and liquid markets can scale their time well. Organizations such as Y Combinator and TechStars have become magnets for some of the most talented US entrepreneurs by providing expert guidance with limited funds. A key constraining resource in traditional venture is a VC investor's time.

Disruptive Innovation 14

Disruptive Innovation Hedge Venture Capitalist Venture Funding 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

As Carlos Tavares, chair of PSA Peugeot Citroën, explained to me, “Unit sales will remain important, but this shouldn’t be our driver… To be ready, we must experiment and learn as markets change.” They start in other markets, with other customers, or with stealth incursions into the edges of your market.

Metrics 8

Metrics Business Model Retail Automotive 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

People Express, for example, is a business simulator that provides players with a rich inside perspective on starting and managing an airline. Hiring policies influence morale, productivity and turnover, marketing efforts shape demand growth, and competitors fight back.

Seminar 8

Seminar Learning Curve Strategy Comparison 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2015

Southwest’s mission of being the low-cost airline drives everything it does, from the planes it buys to the routes it competes on. One of the greatest challenges of managing an enterprise today is that technology cycles often outpace planning cycles , so firms find themselves constantly having to adjust. Wal-Mart and Sears.

Groupthink 8

Groupthink Agility Diversity Retail 8