It’s hard to see things as they are and as they will become. Distinguishing between vision or mirage is a perpetual challenge for the entrepreneur.
Harbinger or Outlier, Vision or Mirage, Threat or Opportunity Read More »
Some lessons learned on how delegating enables growth, shared by a solo founder who is now scaling his business with contractors.
Delegating Enables Growth: A Solo Founder’s Experience Read More »
Robust communities have a messy order: they have to evolve so they cannot be designed along neat hierarchical lines. Whether you are planning a supplier ecosystem or a user group one marker for robustness is messy order: there is some organization but it’s not cleanly hierarchical.
The Messy Order of Robust Communities Read More »
Matt Trifiro, serial entrepreneur and current VP of Marketing at Vapor IO, offers his lessons learned applying AI tools to marketing tasks.
Matt Trifiro on Lessons Learned using AI for Marketing Read More »
Jonathan Anthony promises 99 actionable ideas for insights for intrapreneurs in his book “Disorganize.” Here are my top six.
Six Insights for Intrapreneurs from “Disorganize” Read More »
Some examples of recurring problems in startups with self-debugging questions to help point you to root cause corrective actions.
Managing Recurring Problems In Your Startup Read More »
A chalk talk on Stewart Brand’s model for how six layers in a building change at different rates from his book “How Buildings Learn.”
Chalk Talk: How Buildings Learn Read More »
A great short briefing by Mark Brinkerhoff, President of Fusion Design on how starting with a sketch saves money; he uses a simple HVAC design example but the technique is broadly applicable.
Mark Brinkerhoff: Starting With a Sketch Saves Money Read More »
An excerpt from Andrew Grove’s “Only the Paranoid Survive” shows Grove and Gordon Moore recognizing reality and exiting a money losing business, the memory business that had brought Intel so much early success.
Andrew Grove on Recognizing Reality Read More »
In “Solving for Pattern,” Wendell Berry writes about organic farming principles. Still, he offers a systems perspective applicable to startups and growing businesses that need to develop both staff and technology to thrive.
Seven Insights from “Solving for Pattern” by Wendell Berry Read More »
In a dynamic environment, situational awareness is an important prerequisite to identify what needs to be done.
Newsletter V2021 Issue 4: Shared Situational Awareness Read More »
What skills do you need to influence the way other people think? Angel Rampy, business coach at Success Through Learning, covers the different levels from which we influence moving us from “telling” to “collaborating”. She shares tips for strengthen our ability to influence others. Here are a couple of interesting video snippets from her
Angel Rampy on Influence Skills for Technical People Read More »
This post explores three insights from Dr. Edward Baker’s “Scoring a Whole in One.” First, individuals must understand the enterprise context they operate in; second, leaders must serve and connect; and third, practice is necessary for improvement but does not lead to perfection.
Three Insights from Dr. Edward Baker’s “Scoring a Whole in One” Read More »
Sean Murphy recently explained to a client his perspective on change agents inside a business and the signals that he looks for to identify early adopters.
Markers That Startups Can Use to Identify Early Adopters Read More »
Sean Murphy explains to a client why startups should just sell the results to reduce a prospect’s perception of risk in a new tool.
Just Sell the Results to Reduce Perception of Risk Read More »
Martha Ryan and Terry Frazier offered a briefing on how to “Scale by Understanding Your Value Stream” at the Lean Culture Meetup on Feb-25-2021. Here is a recap of the event that includes slides and video.
Scale by Understanding Your Value Stream: Slides and Video Recap Read More »
Some thoughts on heroes using Joe Rogan’s admonition to “Be the hero of your own movie. If your life was a movie and it started now, what would the hero do right now?” as a point of departure.
Joe Rogan: Be the Hero of Your Own Movie Read More »
Jeff Allison offered an executive briefing on microservices at the SF Bay ACM Meetup on Wed-Aug-19. Here is the video, slides, and notes on the talk.
Jeff Allison: An Executive Briefing on Microservices Read More »
We are looking for new members for our on-line Mastermind Group for Intrapreneurs and Change Agents.
On-Line Mastermind Group for Intrapreneurs and Change Agents Read More »
Birds of a feather flock together: in addition to asking for referrals, entrepreneurs exploring a new market are well advised to ask early prospects what groups or communities they belong to. Here are some techniques we have found useful for getting oriented to a subculture or community of practice.
Getting Oriented to a Subculture or Community of Practice Read More »
