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The Leader as a Venture Capitalist

Kevin Eikenberry

Paul shared a string of fabulous ideas and techniques to help everyone be more effective at both problem solving and innovation. He said that when striving for innovation, leaders should think like venture capitalists. Consider what venture capitalists do. Where does that leave us as leaders?

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How Do I Start Your Own Business?

Strategy Driven

You can also take finance from venture capitalist or angel investor. Angel investors are high-value individuals, and venture capitalists are companies. If not, you will need an actual workshop or warehouse. Nishil is a passionate writer, hungry for new innovation. About the Author.

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Eliciting Excellence – An Online Leadership and Learning Opportunity

Kevin Eikenberry

Unleash Your Remarkable Potential Newsletter Video Insights Connect With Me Ask Me A Question Public Workshop Dates Bud To Boss – Indianapolis, In Public Workshop Information Special Reports Online MBA Rankings This site runs on the Thesis theme for Wordpress.

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Do You Have a Balanced Reading (and Learning) Diet?

Kevin Eikenberry

Aligning our reading (all information intake) with our stated values and goals is a topic I’d love to see put into some type of hour-long workshop (hint, hint). Thanks for bringing this topic up, it’s important!

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What Big Companies Get Wrong About Innovation Metrics

Harvard Business Review

The fear of getting Netflix-ed or Uber-ized is spurring big companies to dial up their investment in innovation. But as investment increases, many companies are struggling with a challenging question: how do you know whether your chosen innovation strategy is actually bearing fruit? Number of projects in the innovation pipeline.

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What Most Companies Miss About Customer Lifetime Value

Harvard Business Review

The problem is far more insidious than those articulated in venture capitalist Bill Gurley’s thoughtful CLV vivisection. Innovation must be seen as an investment in the human capital and capabilities of customers. Successful innovations make customers more valuable.

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The CIO as Corporate Psychic

Harvard Business Review

But overreliance on these firms leads to industry groupthink, and complexity-theory research tells us that it's impossible to predict the behavior of a large system (such as the world of tech innovation) beyond the next few moves. CIOs should mingle with vendors, customers, users, technologists, regulators, venture capitalists, and academics.

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