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Jonathan Abrams created the first online social network and enlisted Silicon Valley’s best and brightest to run it. Yet Friendster flamed out spectacularly. What went wrong? This article from Inc.com analyses the answer in detail. It contains some salutary advice for entrepreneurs with great innovative ideas. Abrams believes he failed because because he embraced a [...]  The Oxford University 21st Century Challenge is an international entrepreneurship competition for bold and innovative business ideas that can help to solve some of the key challenges of the 21st Century. The goal of the competition is to promote the creation of sustainable new business ventures that combine financial returns with social and environmental benefits. These [...] As an author I am always on the lookout for interesting new business books. I have just finished The Thinker’s Toolkit by former CIA analyst, Morgan Jones. I can recommend it. He shows how systematic analytical techniques are much better than seat-of the-pants decision making. He explains 14 methods including some that I already use [...] Brainstorms, Thought Showers or Ideation Sessions – call them what you will – can be fun, fulfilling and fruitful or damp, dismal and demotivating.   It all depends on how they are run. Let’s brush up on your brainstorming skills with a short quiz. Here are some things to think about before your next brainstorm meeting. [...] |
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