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6 Growth Challenges That Every Good Startup Will Face

Startup Professionals Musings

I’m talking about the kind of change that moved Apple from personal computers to music distribution to consumer electronics, and Amazon from books to e-Commerce to cloud computing services. In the early days, your product engineers could handle customer support. This S-Curve, with no correction, can quickly lead to disaster.

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6 Reasons Your Hockey Stick Growth Curve Can Go Flat

Startup Professionals Musings

I’m talking about the kind of change that moved Apple from personal computers to music distribution to consumer electronics, and Amazon from books to e-Commerce to cloud computing services. In the early days, your product engineers could handle customer support. This S-Curve, with no correction, can quickly lead to disaster.

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Strategy Roundtable For Entrepreneurs: Microsoft's $100K India Startup Challenge Grant

ReadWriteStart

The company has distribution through about 50 retailers in Chennai, and is looking for ways to market their product through online channels. We discussed guerilla p.r., She has a master's degree in electrical engineering and computer science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Discuss.

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Is Your Business Ready For Curves In The Road Ahead?

Startup Professionals Musings

I’m talking about the kind of change that moved Apple from personal computers to music distribution to consumer electronics, and Amazon from books to e-Commerce to cloud computing services. In the early days, your product engineers could handle customer support. This S-Curve, with no correction, can quickly lead to disaster.

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6 Growth Slowdowns That Can Quickly Lead To Disaster

Startup Professionals Musings

I’m talking about the kind of change that moved Apple from personal computers to music distribution to consumer electronics, and Amazon from books to e-Commerce to cloud computing services. In the early days, your product engineers could handle customer support. This S-Curve, with no correction, can quickly lead to disaster.

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6 Growth Barriers Most Startups Don’t See Coming

Startup Professionals Musings

I’m talking about the kind of change that moved Apple from personal computers to music distribution to consumer electronics, and Amazon from books to e-Commerce to cloud computing services. In the early days, your product engineers could handle customer support. This S-Curve, with no correction, can quickly lead to disaster.

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Top 40 Innovation Blogger? (Top 10!)

Gregg Fraley, Author of Jack's Notebook

My post on innovation training was also picked up by Smartbrief and was widely read and distributed ( Training is Innovation Accelerant ) — oddly, while it’s a somewhat obvious insight it’s one that has been routinely overlooked. Guerilla Innovation is essentially a free online blogged book.