HP Kittyhawk Case Thru the Lens of Customer Development

Way back in November 2012 I attempted to capture the key points of the HP Kittyhawk Case « Clayton M. Christensen through the "lens" of Steve Blank's "Market Type" and "Customer Discovery". /enjoy. HP Case Table of Contents Customer Discovery Recap - Customer Discovery Points Discussion / Conclusions So What? (What Could You Have Done...

It’s Sunday – Matthieu Ricard’s “Tibet” is a Photographic Gem

Tibet: An Inner Journey by Matthieu Ricard is not a challenging book. It is just an amazing set of pictures and brief histories of spiritual places in Tibet. The one thing that comes to mind is "time warp". It's like going back in time - horses, hand printing, etc. I've also reviewed his book "Happiness"...

Mandatory Nerd Reading – The Other Side of Innovation (Execution)

“Ideas are the easy part … delivering on an idea is the hard part. It’s a long hard journey – from imagination to impact” is the theme of the “HowTo Innovate Book” The Other Side of Innovation: Solving the Execution Challenge « Vijay Govindarajan, Chris Trimble To the books authors, VG & Trimble, Thank You...

Thank You! (e@UBC & Lean LaunchPad Volunteers )

I’d to thank all the people who made e@UBC's LLP workshop so much fun. I think we've given momentum to something very important. The Donors-of-Time A big Thank You to all the donors-of-time that made this a reality. It’s >90% of us! The Instructors Paul Cubbon and I seemed to click during our “first date”....

Why You Need To Think About Market Type (Leanlaunch Pad)

This is a modified version of a post from the current Leanlaunch Pad session. One of the most powerful concepts that Steve Blank introduces is (Pages 112–124 ) Market Type (Pages 112–124 ). It is #11 Customer Development Manifesto , not a high number, but it is very important. The 4 Markets are 1) Existing,...