by @benthompsonBen via @exponentialview Source: The difference between a platform and an aggregator (video) | Philip Elmer‑DeWitt As explained by Stratechery’s Ben Thompson, there is another divide between different types of platforms, with some more conducive to supply-side (labour) empowerment than others. In Thompson’s framework, “aggregators” are focused on providing their customers with a standardised…
Origen: Strategic Options for Mature Products | Roman Pichler Option 1: Extend the Product Life Cycle A number of techniques can help you make an ageing product attractive again including enhancing its capabilities and adding new features. Take the iPhone as an example. Apple has made considerable changes to the products throughout its life: it…
Origen: The agile manager | McKinsey & Company Today’s agile organizations are building on these ideas (for more on the shift underway, see sidebar, “The agile revolution”). The squad leader is now a part of an agile matrix, where the value-creation, or tribe, leaders provide constant direction and prioritization around where the value is, and…
First time I read about this book I was so impressed When you create a product strategy for the first time, for instance, you are likely to make plenty of mistakes. You may not use the right research and validation techniques; your target group may be too big and heterogenous; the value proposition may not…
Origen: Presenting Europe’s Innovation Kitchen – SME Instrument Report 2018 – European Commission Since its start in 2014, the SME Instrument has invested €1.3 billion in a unique selection of 3.200 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to get their breakthrough innovations faster on the market. With a network of 750 international business coaches and a…
from Divine Discontent: Disruption’s Antidote – Stratechery by Ben Thompson I mean it when I say these companies are the complete opposite: Apple sells products it makes; Amazon sells products made by anyone and everyone. Apple brags about focus; Amazon calls itself “The Everything Store.” Apple is a product company that struggles at services; Amazon is…
While corporations worry about disruption, do they actually invest in preventing it? ANSWER = NO Link to .pdf •667 strategy leaders surveyed •66% are $1B in revenue or more •Covering all major industries: financial services business services information technology life sciences insurance industrial manufacturing CPG energy and utilities retail telecommunications media education transportation materials…
…sometimes you start reading something and realize the author is making one of 3 big dumb assumptions. From April, 18th newsletter 1. The first is that every company is digital and using Agile. OK, yes, a huge number of companies are but there are still lots of companies that don’t make their living from…
by @Enrique de Mora No hay nada más poderoso que asumir que el esfuerzo de toda empresa se debe orientar a conseguir clientes, cuantos más, mejor. La actividad comercial no es una de las actividades de la empresa, sino que es LA ACTIVIDAD por antonomasia. La venta es la primera línea de la cuenta de…
Origen: The 22 Best Microsoft Office Add-ins How We Selected the Featured Microsoft Office Add-ins There are over 2,000 add-ins for Microsoft Office 365—and more that only work on specific versions of Office for Windows and Mac. To simplify things, we looked through over 100 of the highest-rated apps for each product (Outlook, Word, Excel,…
