Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

We were also teaching business students, leading innovation and entrepreneurship workshops, and it suddenly hit us that this was something extraordinary, a larger story. Our networks grew exponentially through all the events and conferences we attended in the Bay Area. Storytelling helps you build a tribe. Self-awareness is also paramount.

Entrepreneur 65

Entrepreneur Succession Self-aware Storytelling 65

Eric Jacobson

MARCH 25, 2021

We were also teaching business students, leading innovation and entrepreneurship workshops, and it suddenly hit us that this was something extraordinary, a larger story. Our networks grew exponentially through all the events and conferences we attended in the Bay Area. Storytelling helps you build a tribe. Self-awareness is also paramount.

Entrepreneur 65

Entrepreneur Self-aware Storytelling Early Adopters 65

Eric Jacobson

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

We were also teaching business students, leading innovation and entrepreneurship workshops, and it suddenly hit us that this was something extraordinary, a larger story. Our networks grew exponentially through all the events and conferences we attended in the Bay Area. Storytelling helps you build a tribe. Self-awareness is also paramount.

Entrepreneur 65

Entrepreneur Self-aware Storytelling Early Adopters 65

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2011

A few are entrepreneurial start-ups desperate for closer ties with their early adopter clientele. Similarly, if customer-driven workshops are all off in side rooms than on the main stage, then that sends a signal, too. On occasion, I moderate and facilitate customer events for a variety of firms.

Software 14

Software Critical Success Factor Early Adopters B2B 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2014

When it is eventually launched in the market, there is an initial flurry of sales to early adopters, but then sales cycles become sluggish. Pilot customers are enthusiastic, but broader adoption is slow even with customer support and training. Build the program.

Productivity 14

Productivity Products Software Innovation 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Help your employees build their capacity for effective online communication with workshops and resources that highlight the differences between on- and offline communication, like the potential for misunderstanding and offense.

Skills 8

Skills Organization Software Tools 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Here are a few examples from my work with executives: A Silicon Valley start-up CEO attended his company’s diversity/inclusivity training workshop for the entire day. Will innovators literally go the extra thousand miles for their early adopters? “Everyone needed to know I took this seriously,” he said.

Examples 12

Examples Charisma Self-aware Mission Statement 12