Category Archives: Leadership

Have a Plan

March 2, 2013
Focus, How To, Startups
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Yesterday someone asked me to share my thoughts on the secret to building excellent things. I summarized what I know as: “Put the customer first, have a plan, create a shared mission, get early victories, remove process, and make it …Continue reading →

Businesses Buy Differently

February 28, 2013
Apple, Channels, Focus, Microsoft, The 5 Big Guys
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My post on Why Nobody Can Copy Apple has become one of the most read posts I’ve ever written (thanks @gruber). Many commenters are asking me “Can you describe more what the behaviors are that are different when building for …Continue reading →

Why Nobody Can Copy Apple

February 19, 2013
Apple, Focus, Google, Microsoft, The 5 Big Guys
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Horace Dediu has written another brilliant piece titled “Why doesn’t anybody copy Apple?”. As he points out, Apple is fairly unique in its command of vertical integration and many people point to that as the “why”. However, Horace also admits …Continue reading →

Don’t Make Your Team Say No To You

January 9, 2013
Focus, Leadership, Startups, Vision
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In early-stage ventures, whether it’s a bootstrapped technology startup, or a new initiative within a big company, the leaders are often visionary “idea people”. The difference between success and failure is how good these leaders are at training their teams …Continue reading →