April 29, 2007

A thick creature killed common station mice!

Filed under: Design — David Law @ 8:19 am

Summary: Clear communication is the first step on the road to great design and often the most overlooked… (more…)

April 27, 2007

Under Armour = Under Dog?

Filed under: Niche Business, Finance — Ryan Mongan @ 8:43 pm

Summary: Under Armour is a Wall Street high flyer currently trading at 63 times earnings. However, almost 25% of its stock is currently being shorted. It is either going up or down in a big way. What’s your guess? (more…)

April 22, 2007

Invent Opportunity

Filed under: Corporate Innovation — Ryan Mongan @ 9:24 pm

Summary: Meg Witman from eBay relates a story about her company’s evolution. Who was in control? (Hint: not Meg) (more…)

April 20, 2007

Crisis Evolution

Filed under: Leadership, Corporate Innovation — Ryan Mongan @ 10:38 pm

Summary: When you are about ready to take your last breath is when you make the biggest strides. (more…)

April 18, 2007

Fight the ego magnet

Filed under: Design, Niche Business — Ryan Mongan @ 9:12 pm

Summary: Ego can help heighten drive. However, it can climb into the driver’s seat and take you for a ride. (more…)

April 15, 2007

Diversified Businesses

Filed under: Corporate Innovation — Ryan Mongan @ 8:53 pm

Summary: As Steven Covey says, “When you have synergy, 1 + 1 equals 3, 5, 10, or 50.” (more…)

April 10, 2007

Niches Niches Everywhere.

Filed under: Niche Business — David Law @ 9:37 pm

Summary: Little companies that want to be good don’t even have to waste energy worrying about big companies. (more…)

April 9, 2007

Good, fast or cheap; pick any two!

Filed under: Design — David Law @ 10:00 pm

Summary: You really can’t pick two if you want to dominate. (more…)

April 5, 2007

You have a choice

Filed under: Niche Business — Ryan Mongan @ 8:37 am

Summary: Once you have “Teatro ZinZanni” in your head, there is really no other option. (more…)