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Clayton Christensen

Steve Blank

I remember the first time I read the Innovator’s Dilemma in 1997. They operated this way because their existing business models didn’t allow them to initially profit from those opportunities – so they ignored them – and continued to chase higher profitability in more-demanding segments. Eye Opening.

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Who’s Your Daddy? 5 Lessons from GoDaddy

Growthink Blog

GoDaddy was created in 1997 as Jomax Technologies by Bob Parsons who had recently sold his other company, Parsons Technology Inc., Rather than demanding money for a number of different services, almost everything is optional and customers can spend as little or as much as they want. Are there bolder strategies you can test?

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When Microsoft Threatened to Sue Us Over the Letter “E”

Steve Blank

By 1997 E.piphany was a fast growing startup with customers, revenue and something approaching a repeatable business model. 1997 was also that year that Microsoft was in the middle of the browser wars with Netscape. 1997 was also that year that Microsoft was in the middle of the browser wars with Netscape.

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A Glimpse: My American Dream

thebarefootvc

I feel incredibly lucky, to work with an extraordinary group of individuals who are passionate about innovation (in all forms, in business models, funding structures and technology) AND I get to meet inspiring, brilliant entrepreneurs every day.

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Sustaining Innovation vs. Disruptive Innovation

YoungUpstarts

Innovation not only impacts global economies and business models, but the quality of life of people. Innovation has changed the way people live, work and do business. Businesses can focus on two types of innovation: sustaining innovation and disruptive innovation.

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Revenue Development

K9 Ventures

In fact, at the time (1996-1997) we offered both a downloadable product, that our customers could install on their own servers, and a “hosted-offering”, which came to be known as “On-Demand”, then the “ASP” (Application Service Provider) model, and today we call it “SaaS” (Software as a Service).

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Business Week Report on “Radical Future of R&D” Misses Critical Capital Markets Link in Innovation Ecosystem

Pascal's View

million just to replace losses from the current recession, then an additonal 10 million to keep up with population growth and to spark demand over the next decade. business model is broken. business model that drives job growth in emerging growth companies is IPOs. In the 1990s the U.S. million a year.

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