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Why Companies and Government Do “Innovation Theater” Instead of Actual Innovation

Steve Blank

HR processes, legal processes, financial processes, acquisition and contracting processes, security processes, product development and management processes, and types of organizational forms etc. In government agencies process versus product has gone further. By then the company has lost the ability to compete as an innovator.

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Massacre at IBM

Steve Blank

The inspection- system GM decided to use it for his fourth-generation system, an 18-month program. Though development was already underway, I kicked-off SyncDev in early November. We did a quick overview of the product. We followed that with an hour-long design review, including disclosure of product limitations.

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Maybe not so much with the "optimization"

A Smart Bear: Startups and Marketing for Geeks

In the quest for optimization, A/B tests, metrics, and funnels, we're in danger of losing the fun and value of creative work. When we demand overwhelming customer outcry before committing to the slightest product change, we're in danger of losing the value of creating a cool feature that takes too much effort but people just love.

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Beyond the garage

Startup Lessons Learned

And this year, we’re going to talk not just about business and product development, but we’ll be exploring one of the Lean Starutp movements next big frontiers: the role of design. No BS, no vanity metrics, no launches, no PR. And those are just our keynotes! We also have an awesome lineup of case studies. Hope to see you there.

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Is the Lean Startup Dead?

Steve Blank

Their idea is that consumers will want a subscription service for short form entertainment (10-minute programs) for mobile rather than full length movies. Tech IPO prices exploded and subsequent trading prices rose to dizzying heights as the stock prices became disconnected from the traditional metrics of revenue and profits.

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The Expert Guide to Creating a Marketing Growth Strategy

ConversionXL

It outlines four major growth strategies: market penetration , market development , product development , and diversification. Product development. Product development allows you to expand your existing market share by developing a new product for that audience. New channels.

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Risk-takers and Strategists: Jeremiah Owyang on Long-Term Social Media Planning

ReadWriteStart

Today, brands are hiring social media specialists for customer support, crowdsourced product development, promotions and even leads generation. According to a report released today (embedded below) by Altimeter Group's Jeremiah Owyang, "only 23 percent of social strategists have a formalized program with long-term direction".