Category: Strategy
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Six Myths about Data-Driven Design | UX Magazine
Very much appreciate the effort from this article. The myths (especially 2-6), resonate very strongly with me, and something that I’ve seen over and over in management consulting, client side management, and ad agencies alike. It’s really time that we move beyond silos of comprehension, and towards a more holistic view of how data can…
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Apple Watch: Asking Why and Saying No | stratechery by Ben Thompson
Good little piece not he differences of Apple under Steve Jobs and Tim Case. Specifically around the product introduction. Steve Jobs was not just a great product visionary, but a consummate salesperson. He spent much of the time talking about the business case of why Apple should enter a new space. Apple Watch: Asking Why…
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Firms Boost Their Spending on Startups – WSJ
Good bit on how Firms are getting into the VC game themselves. Firms Boost Their Spending on Startups – WSJ.
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2014-01: There are bold moves, and there are strategic moves
I had a very interesting conversation with a colleague of mine about how we would think about the various directions that a particular project could go. The conversation stemmed from a rather brutal conversation with a senior leader of our organization. We discussed with him and other leaders a project that we had been working…
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2013-08: Demographics of 1
A very quick post to get some thoughts down on paper. I used to work in consumer marketing in banking. One of the regular habits was trying to understand our customer base and our prospects. For that, we relied heavily in segmentation. Segmentation, is nothing more than trying to take a group of people (say all…