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Winning recipe for startups go-to-market strategy
In 2012, nobody had heard about Dollar Shave Club. But then their launch video went viral. The video featured its founder, Michael Dubin, explaining the company's value proposition in a humorous and cheeky way. But not only. It also highlighted the company's...
Founder Journey Across Stages of Business Growth
The startup and its founder's lives are intertwined in inexplicable ways. Hence the founder’s mindset and decisions at key stages of business growth can literally “make or break” its future. Business growth is like a Hollywood movie with its intrigue, tensions,...
Complete Guide to Business Ecosystems
Having first appeared about 30 years ago, business ecosystems proved their viability in a global business environment. As such, 7 out of 12 top companies by market cap are ecosystems (Apple, Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, Tesla, Meta, Tencent, VISA, LVMH). Furthermore,...
Top 6 Strategic Planning Frameworks
In 1997, Apple was struggling: declining sales, inefficiencies, and loss of customer interest. Steve Jobs has just re-joined the company as a consultant. During one of the product review meetings, frustrated by endless product presentations, he took a marker and drew...
Unspoken Reasons for Joint Venture Failure
Joint ventures are often compared to marriages. Similar to marriages, successful JVs and partnerships are rare: 50%-70% of them fail. Often reasons for joint venture failure are found in misalignment of strategy or business objectives. However several other causes of...
Do Not Hire Business Development to Do Sales
Through my 20+ years of corporate career, I encountered numerous examples of business development roles being just a “polite” title for sales jobs. However such confusion often leads to wrong expectations and frustration for both employees and management teams. So how...
Lessons Learned From Start-up Founders
Starting your own business implies taking risks, and failure is a part of the learning process on the way to success. Maybe you have already taken a leap of faith to become an entrepreneur. Maybe you are just contemplating letting go of the deceptive security of a...
4 Unknown Change Management Strategies
We look at a change from individual perspectives: a trader is different from a doctor, an actor – from an entrepreneur. I moved countries, changed professions, and became passionate about a variety of subjects ranging from performing arts to management consulting....
3 Questions to Refine Your Business Strategy
Every company will set a strategy at some point. That process could be time and resource-consuming. But strategy is not a complicated concept. It’s just the way to get from point A to point B. However, if your strategy session dates back a couple of years, a new...