N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

Without a disruptive focus you are merely building your business model on a “me too&# platform of mediocrity. Few things are more critical to your efforts in increasing your revenue growth and corporate sustainability than understanding the value of disruptive innovation. Why didn’t IBM see Dell coming?

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Business Model Blog Disruptive Innovation Brand 361

N2Growth Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2010

While there were clearly a few moments last week that I found instructionally valuable in terms of creating a game changer ( Nando Parrado ), there weren’t nearly enough of them. A lesson that I learned long ago is that you simply cannot experience sustainable improvement without transformation.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 9, 2014

You might see this fledgling business (Mine Kafon is being prototyped and tested now, thanks to a fully funded Kickstarter campaign to finance its development) as a brilliant act of business strategy. Today’s rules are simple: Disrupt or be disrupted. Rolling out major innovations must be your top priority.

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Innovation Disruptive Innovation Strategy Creativity 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2013

He had developed an extensive plan, and had the promise of grant money behind him. Because the model relied on providing long-term loans, Eric asked questions about repayment and cultural bias. The student presenter acknowledged the risks and simply stated, "Well, we won''t know any of that for a long time.

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Company Ries Maturity Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2011

Listening to Amazon's finance chief Tom Szkutak explain the miss, it was immediately apparent that Amazon's problem was not with the top line. Amazon, it appears, is willing to wait as long as it takes to develop a portfolio of disruptive-growth businesses. You have to be willing to think long-term.

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Christensen Retail Long-term Incubator 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2013

But those impressive numbers may be eclipsed by a revolution in venture financing that is only being held back by final government approval: start-ups raising actual investment funds from individuals in exchange for equity or a share of profits. How big a deal is this “democratization” of finance? Last week, the U.S.

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