Running Lean – Business Canvas Variant

Running Lean (e-book) attacks the problem of how to grow web start-ups.  Ash Maurya has taken my favourite business model tool “The Business Model Generation” and tweaked it to meet his need of web SaaS companies.  For me this book was almost two books in one, peppered with some great tips on going companies: 1)      [...]

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Value Propositions – Revisited

Lack of clarity in business around what value they offer their clients or whats important to clients can be fatal. It has been so refreshing to recently read the 37Signals Rework book . Here is a company that has  been a raging success by focusing on keeping their applications simple – under doing their competitors [...]

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Its Business Not Technology – Accelerate 2011

“Tech Companies are still over focused on technology rather than business”… that was my big take away from and exciting day and two nights with a great bunch of emerging tech companies at Accelerate 2011. (#0to60) Well done Rod for yet again mustering great pool of emerging tech companies for this power networking event for rising [...]

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Rework your perspective on growing companies

Jason Friend & David Heinemeier Hansson are founders of 37signals – home of products such as base camp, high rise and creators of the “Ruby on rails” revolution. The 37signal’s team created software products that are used by millions of people, by doing stuff different.   They provide simple tools for people like them, with basic problems. [...]

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11 Questions for the Wise Men – (Reprint 2)

11 Questions entrepreneurs ask – Yet more Agony Ant reprints from my Fairfax business column… answers at bottom Q1:  I’ve been in business quite a while selling the same product for the last 5 years and pretty well.  I have built up good reserves in the business and I’ve had an idea for a cool [...]

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