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Feed SubscriptionThe Art of Eavesdropping: Nature s Silent Sniffers, Watchers and Listeners
Typically we think of eavesdropping as a human endeavor.
Read More »Selling at a Loss Good for Business?
Killing an unprofitable product isnt always the best path. Here are four scenarios where sustaining a poor performer can help the business grow. Common sense would tell you that if you have unprofitable products, removing them from your portfolio will increase the overall profitability of your business
Read More »Selling at a Loss Good for Business?
Killing an unprofitable product isnt always the best path. Here are four scenarios where sustaining a poor performer can help the business grow. Common sense would tell you that if you have unprofitable products, removing them from your portfolio will increase the overall profitability of your business.
Read More »Selling at a Loss Good for Business?
Killing an unprofitable product isnt always the best path. Here are four scenarios where sustaining a poor performer can help the business grow.
Read More »Selling at a Loss Good for Business?
Killing an unprofitable product isnt always the best path. Here are four scenarios where sustaining a poor performer can help the business grow.
Read More »Why Small Businesses Should Scrap Strategic Planning
What fast-growing companies need is strategic thinking--not strategic planning. Here are three things smaller companies can do to develop an adaptive, opportunistic approach to strategy.
Read More »Killing Your Start-up by Listening to Customers
Getting customer feedback is essential in the early stages of your company--but it's what you do with it that determines your fate. Note: A version of this post first appeared on steveblank.com . The art of entrepreneurship and the science of Customer Development is not just getting out of the building and listening to prospective customers
Read More »Don’t Let Culture Vultures Scuttle Your Strategy
Step inside any company, no matter the size, stage of development, or level of success, and the culture is either driving the strategy or undermining it.
Read More »DOE FY13 Budget Unveiled National Security (Nuclear) on Top
Today, President Obama unveiled his $3.8 trillion 2013 budget proposal for the federal government.
Read More »With "Lilyhammer" Netflix Wants To Destroy Traditional TV, Get You "Hooked" On All-At-Once Watching
There was no premiere episode.
Read More »5 Things They Didn’t Teach in B-School
So you got a degree. Now it's time to face the realities of running a business, including these lessons you didn't learn in the classroom. At the end of our first year in business I got on my knees and prayed to God for a sign: whether we should continue our business
Read More »Don’t Be The Spanish Armada: How Fast Is Your Fleet?
In 1588, 130 Spanish ships pointed their bows toward England, intent on invading the country and overthrowing Queen Elizabeth I. But they were unprepared for the battle they instigated.
Read More »Toss the Motivation Book
If your business strategy includes financial targets, sales goals, or mission statements, you're doing it all wrong. Ever wonder why your company's objectives seem so elusive and your strategy so hard to deliver on
Read More »HP’s New Strategy: All Software
At the moment, that's how it looks! Hewlett Packard has announced it is buying search software company Autonomy for $10.3 billion.
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