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Seven Accelerants of Growth To Help You Succeed

QAspire

The seven accelerants are (quoting from the newsletter): Take the right risks. There are two types of risk – competitive risk, which involves head-to-head competition, and market risk, which creates a new field of play. With competitive risk, there is an opportunity, but there is also competition.

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Seven Accelerants of Growth To Help You Succeed

QAspire

The seven accelerants are (quoting from the newsletter): Take the right risks. There are two types of risk – competitive risk, which involves head-to-head competition, and market risk, which creates a new field of play. With competitive risk, there is an opportunity, but there is also competition.

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Building a Minimum Viable Product? You're Probably Doing it Wrong

Harvard Business Review

But most businesses fail because our assumptions about customer demand are wrong — because of market risk. Test market risk first. Disruptive innovation Entrepreneurship Product development' As a result, we''re more likely to think of validating experiments.

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Building a Minimum Viable Product? You’re Probably Doing it Wrong

Harvard Business Review

But most businesses fail because our assumptions about customer demand are wrong — because of market risk. Test market risk first. Disruptive innovation Entrepreneurship Product development' As a result, we’re more likely to think of validating experiments.

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When “Scratch Your Own Itch” Is Dangerous Advice for Entrepreneurs

Harvard Business Review

This approach to entrepreneurship increases your market knowledge: as a potential user, you know the problem, how you’re currently trying to solve it, and what dimensions of performance matter. And you can use this knowledge to avoid much of the market risk in building a new product. Disruptive innovation Entrepreneurship'