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InfoChachkie
JUNE 18, 2012
Philo Farnsworth created a technology which underlies one of the 20 th Century’s most ubiquitous products, yet he died a man of modest means and is relatively unknown today. Philo was an inventor, not an innovator. Philo’s fellow researchers were not the only people who benefitted from his discoveries.
Startup Professionals Musings
APRIL 30, 2023
It may not be as sexy, but starting a new business which builds on an existing technology or business model is usually less risky than introducing that ultimate new disruptive technology. There are many levels of innovation that go beyond copying someone else’s idea, but stop short of pushing the leading edge (bleeding edge).
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Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 8, 2020
It may not be as sexy, but starting a new business which builds on an existing technology or business model is usually less risky than introducing that ultimate new disruptive technology. There are many levels of innovation that go beyond copying someone else’s idea, but stop short of pushing the leading edge (bleeding edge).
Startup Professionals Musings
SEPTEMBER 3, 2018
It may not be as sexy, but starting a new business which builds on an existing technology or business model is usually less risky than introducing that ultimate new disruptive technology. There are many levels of innovation that go beyond copying someone else’s idea, but stop short of pushing the leading edge (bleeding edge).
Startup Professionals Musings
JULY 30, 2014
There are many levels of innovation that go beyond copying someone else’s idea, but stop short of pushing the bleeding edge. Before Wal-Mart made the low-cost high-volume business model famous, there was Ben Franklin and Two Guys, which touted it way back following World War II. Many of the major business successes started this way.
Startup Professionals Musings
AUGUST 21, 2016
It may not be as sexy, but starting a new business which builds on an existing technology or business model is usually less risky than introducing that ultimate new disruptive technology. There are many levels of innovation that go beyond copying someone else’s idea, but stop short of pushing the leading edge (bleeding edge).
Frank Addante
JUNE 25, 2015
How can we return to that mindset of innovation? My next thought jumped to other famous inventors and whether they had the same excitement, passion and energy when they created their innovations. This step required some research, so I decided to study some of history’s greatest innovators.
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