Staying competitive is critical to business success, but with the constantly changing state of today’s market, it can be difficult for established businesses to maintain their competitive edge. Companies are being forced to become more innovative, which can be difficult for those who are focused on maintaining rather than disrupting. Many people tend to look…
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Choose Your Path to Innovation
I think that in order for something to be innovative, it must be transformational. It must also create value by solving a meaningful problem in a unique way. The way I see it, there are two different paths to innovation: The first is automation, which is when technology is used to convert an analog process…
The One Thing I Never Thought I’d Become is a “Salesperson”
But if I wanted to grow and build a successful company, I knew I had to get this part of the job right. For many entrepreneurs, the most difficult aspect of starting and growing a business is finding customers. This can be exponentially challenging when the only way you plan to fund your business is…
No One Cares About Your Features, So Start Defining Your Solutions
One of the biggest problems I see when companies market their technology solutions is that they incorrectly focus on defining the features instead of the benefits. Customers are less interested in the specific functionalities of your product and more concerned with how it will add value to their lives. While features are important, they aren’t…
Let Go and Grow Your Business
4 Lessons learned about growing and scaling your startup Perfectionism, attention to detail, competitiveness and a joy for your craft, these are the traits that I have seen over the years in some of the best designers and software developers. These are also personality traits that have controlled my life for a very long time…