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Five Unicorn Scaleup Strategies

Leapfrogging

I encourage you to get it and embrace these strategies, whether you’re running a startup or in a big company. based software companies started since 2003 and valued at over $1 billion by public or private market investors. Unicorns are privately held companies valued at $1 billion or more. It’s a much different situation today.

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Business Model Innovation Basics Series - Part 1: What is a Business Model?

The BMI Lab Blog

However, very few managers are able to explain their company’s business model ad-hoc, and even fewer can define what a business model actually is in general. How do we make money in this business? What is the underlying economic logic that explains how we can deliver value to customers at an appropriate cost?” Magretta, 2002).

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Business Model Innovation Basics Series - Part 2: Why Business Model Innovation Matters

The BMI Lab Blog

Let’s take a look at how the British cycling team went from zero Tour de France victories and ninety-five years without any Olympic medal by 2003 to sixty-six Olympic or Paralympic gold medals and five Tour de France victories between 2007 and 2017 (Clear, 2018). But what is the “secret sauce” of winning athletes and companies?

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Successfully Merging Theory and Practice in your Innovation Program

Qmarkets

From 2003 to 2007, I have been in charge of the R&D project portfolio management line of business at a solution provider. One of the challenges we must overcome is that technology and radical innovations are still considered as the only "true innovations". Pitfalls to Avoid. Quantity does not equal quality.

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Successfully Merging Theory and Practice in your Innovation Program

Qmarkets

From 2003 to 2007, I have been in charge of the R&D project portfolio management line of business at a solution provider. One of the challenges we must overcome is that technology and radical innovations are still considered as the only "true innovations". Pitfalls to Avoid. Quantity does not equal quality.

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Ideate or Deteriorate – Why Companies Must Learn How To Be Innovative to Achieve Major Growth

Qmarkets

One of the first companies to offer their own chat service was Yahoo, who launched Yahoo Pager in 1998. Who knows, If Yahoo had nourished a truly innovative business culture back in 2007, they might have received an idea from Koum or Acton, which would have completely transformed their business. Conclusion. The Most Valuable Resource.

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Innovate or Deteriorate – How Can Corporations Ensure That Billion $ Opportunities Don’t Slip Away?

Qmarkets

One of the first companies to offer their own chat service was Yahoo, who launched Yahoo Pager in 1998. Who knows, If Yahoo had nourished a truly innovative business culture back in 2007, they might have received an idea from Koum or Acton, which would have completely transformed their business. . Conclusion.