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Understanding How The Innovator’s Dilemma Affects You

Both Sides of the Table

Many people bandy about the definitions of “disruptive technology&# or “the innovator’s dilemma&# without ever having read the book and almost universally misunderstand the concepts. Let’s start with the incumbents position in a market. I cannot recommend it enough for people in the technology or media sectors.

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Don’t be a Grin Fucker

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That’s the classic definition of Grin Fucking. McKinsey had their “ 7S framework &# and BCG had the “ BCG Matrix &# with cash cows, dogs, stars and question marks. I mean Porter’s Five forces is a useful framework but it’s basically microeconomics with a pretty wrapper. The title IS the post.

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TZ Startup Hot Seat | Mark O’Sullivan Founder and CEO of Vanilla Forums

Tech Zulu Event

We removed all of the features and bloat that plagues other forum software, and created an addon framework so the forum owner can use Vanilla as the basis on which they can build their vision of how their community should appear and function. What is the market opportunity? How do you deal with competitors?

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You Can’t Rely on a VC for Your Hardest Decisions

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I barely know the guy (or his markets) but he wanted me to weigh in one “which market I thought he should pursue.” My job isn’t to predict markets but rather to find entrepreneurs who want to create markets through insight and conviction.” Marketing channels have changed.

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Entrepreneurs Needed To Deliver Big Data Solutions

Startup Professionals Musings

A while back, Gartner formalized their Big Data definition as a “3V” framework - high Volume, high Velocity, and high Variety information asset, requiring new forms of processing to enable enhanced decision making, insight discovery and process optimization. Big data can mean big profits. Data is the new weapon of defense.

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Big Data is Getting Bigger as a Startup Opportunity

Startup Professionals Musings

In 2012, Gartner formalized their Big Data definition as a “3V” framework - high Volume, high Velocity, and high Variety information asset, requiring new forms of processing to enable enhanced decision making, insight discovery and process optimization. Big data can mean big profits. Data is the new weapon of defense.

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