Business Model Canvas – Spotify

Streaming music is big business. Long removed from the days of the (compact) disc and the iPod, today’s streaming services enable a cloud-based, listen-wherever-you-are experience. Spotify leads…

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Innovation – The Innovator’s Dilemma

Have you heard of the Innovator’s Dilemma? It’s a form of Game Theory in action that helps explain why early-stage startups can go from 0 to $100mn in such a short amount of time. David vs…

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Innovation – LTV Metrics

Many times when you are browsing startup literature you will see the term LTV (Lifetime Value), reflecting the long-term value a customer brings in relation to the cost to acquire that user. But LTV i…

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Innovation – Power Laws

The term ‘network effects’ has become commonplace in the discussion of innovative business models, but its application dates back to before the world of Facebook and others. It’s log…

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2020 – Predictions & Trends for Markets and Brands

2020 is here. The beginning of a new decade. The beginning of another major election year in the US. And an extension of what looks like to be a once-in-a-century (or two or three!) shift in the globa…

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Business Model Canvas – Houzz

#Housing #Design Houzz There is no place like home. And nobody knows that better than Houzz. The world’s leading platform for home remodeling and design has built a marketplace that connects ren…

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Space Force – The World Is About to Change

Despite political, economic, and social uncertainty coming out of the United States, one very intriguing element of the country’s strategy is the creation of the United States Space Force.&…

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