Value creation planning (strategy)

This section is slowly being revised to reflect valuable insights from successful startups as well my learnings regarding large company failures.

Traditional strategic planning dooms companies to failure.

The purpose of this article is two-fold: Help traditional companies succeed when faced with successfully growing startups. Help startups succeed when competing against traditional companies. You may download a PDF of this article from: Traditional strategic planning dooms companies to failure What is traditional strategic planning? Wikipedia (April 20, 2020 definition) Strategic planning is an … Continue reading Traditional strategic planning dooms companies to failure.

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Do you understand your company’s external ecosystem

What is the purpose of this article? Help founders, the C-Suite, board of directors, investors, and others understand your company’s external ecosystem. You can download a PDF of this article from: Do you understand your company’s external ecosystem What are the critical learnings in this article? Not understanding your company’s external ecosystem can doom your … Continue reading Do you understand your company’s external ecosystem

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