Gradually And Then Suddenly

In Ernest Hemingway’s novel The Sun Also Rises you will find a dialog between two characters which goes like this:

“How did you go bankrupt?” Bill asked “Two ways,” Mike said. “Gradually and then suddenly.”

The Fallacy of Choice

Most people look at a decision with multiple options as a choice driven by the innocent two-letter word “or” — either we build product A OR product B; we pursue venture funding OR stay independent; I can have a life OR build a startup. And much has been said and written about the power of…

On Strategy

One of the most misused words being thrown around in the world of business these days must be “strategy.” Folks use the word seemingly for everything — from their “social media strategy,” their “customer engagement strategy” and “sales strategy” to, I kid you not, their “lunchtime employee food strategy.”

The Business Models Are A-Changin’

One of the most common mistakes companies make when looking at new, or exponentially improving technologies is to focus on the tech aspect of them. The real disruption tech brings to the world is on the business model side of things.