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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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Back to the Basics in Leadership and Life with former EVP of Operations for the Walt Disney World Resort Lee Cockerell

Consulting Matters

Want a common sense, down-to-earth approach for developing leaders, growing organizations, and creating a profitable consulting or coaching business? One of Lee's major and lasting legacies was the creation of Disney Great Leader Strategies which was used to train and develop the 7000 leaders at Walt Disney World.

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Why your company is not innovative - 4 ways to fix it

Asamby Consulting

New and innovative products have brought economic growth, communication and educational accessibility, and environmental sustainability to the advancement of society. Improved Productivity In order to improve productivity, you should streamline what you need to focus on and what you need to cut out.

Company 52
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The Importance of Hospitable Leadership in Hospitality

People Business Psychology

Having worked in the luxury-segment hotel industry, I subscribe to the idea that leaders have a strong influence of how, and how well, the workforce operates – especially in the hotel industry. Employees need to feel valued, they need to feel they have opportunities for growth and development. In any business.

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Building a successful platform business

Tom Spencer

It is cliché to talk of Airbnb as the hotel company with no properties, or Uber as the taxi company with no cars. In 2018, marketplace platforms – products or services that mediate transactions in other products and/or services between two or more groups – are ubiquitous in many industries. One step at a time?

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???After the World Cup: MLS Brand Can Expand!

Wakeman Consulting Group: Dave's Blog

Research: Remember this: Market research is a proactive activity built on developing a hypothesis of the market or asking a question that you are looking to answer. Second, build a strategy by understanding what you will and won’t do. Brand Strategy is three questions: a) Who are we targeting? Developing a voice.

Sports 59
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Salespeople Need a Strategy for Selling to CEOs

Harvard Business

“Sell higher and call on the C-Suite” is probably the most common refrain in business development, and you can see why. During their evaluations, they’ll typically ask themselves two questions: Is your product or service better than alternatives, and, equally important, can their people work with you and your organization?