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Achieving Startup Success via Product-Market Fit

Tom Spencer

Others have developed theories to explain why businesses fail and what criteria distinguishes successful founders from unsuccessful ones. While this idea is appealing and no doubt has some truth to it, it has led many entrepreneurs to develop, fund, and launch products that ultimately fail.

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Servant Leadership: Principles, Popularity, and Payoff

Rick Conlow

Southwest Airlines: Southwest Airlines is known for its strong commitment to servant leadership. As a result, the airline has consistently ranked high in customer satisfaction and employee engagement. The Container Store offers its employees competitive pay and benefits, as well as a strong focus on training and development.

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Sustainable Aviation: Emerging Trends and Opportunities

Tom Spencer

Figure 1 : Innovations from NASA will help the US meet its sustainable aviation goals. While electric vehicles are already replacing conventional automobiles, no electric aircraft is ready for large scale commercial production that can usher in a sustainable revolution in aerospace. Aerospace is one of the fastest growing markets.

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Manufacturing Companies Need to Sell Outcomes, Not Products

Harvard Business

Suppose you owned an airline and ordered an engine from Rolls-Royce or GE. A piece of machinery to meet a product need? Product development teams will need to focus on delivering products as a service to enable real-time service level monitoring. Product performance data helps inform future improvements.

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Observations from Antigua

Martinka Consulting

Observations from Antigua We had a meeting with the Prime Minister, his first question was, “What do you think is going on with Covid?” Time and timeliness aren’t as important as in the hectic US (and other developed countries). There seems to be an appreciation for life not just how productive one can be.

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Consultant Ninja: Mealy-mouthed consultant speak: Management.

Consultant Ninja

My visit started with meeting the President of XXX. They have a similar need to reinforce long term relationship development versus campaigns or transactions, which is analogous to our own drive toward client centricity. Productivity. (6). Tuesday, May 19, 2009. Mealy-mouthed consultant speak. Sent in by a reader. "My

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8 Reasons that May Cause You to Loose Customers

Tom Spencer

Successful startups grow by building a product or service that meets the needs of customers. From airlines to banks we experience this all the time. For example, a top airline, Emirates, does not have a clear policy on whether backpacks are included separately in cabin baggage or not. Image: Pexels.

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