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Author Archives: flybrand1976
Apple’s Watch – Offense or Defense?
Apple’s watch is the future of the company. The watch will shrink in size, radio quality will improve, capabilities will grow and eventually watch revenues will pass the iPhone. No, no, no. Apple’s watch is a defensive play. Look for … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Business Books, Disruption, Invention, Theory
Tagged Amazon, Apple, Book series, Christenssen, Constraint, Disruption, Theory of Constraints
$TSLA’s Race Against Constraints
GP’s with a name portfolio company are coy with their humblebrag as they pitch new limited partners. This isn’t the kid down the street who puts his Bo Jackson rookie card at the front of his card collection. This is … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Constraint, Constraints, Growth, Manufacturing, Systems, ToC
Five criteria for picking winning industrial / manufacturing technologies
5 criteria for picking winning industrial technologies Continue reading
Posted in Business, Disruption, Innovation, Theory
Tagged 3D Printers, 3D Printing, additive manufacturing, Fast, Framework, Innovation, Rubric, Selection, Speed, technology
New or Better?
When new technologies arise there is a real desire to create a Disruptive Product(TM), to focus on the new and to avoid simply making a better version of the current market leader. Don’t fall into that trap. It is almost … Continue reading
Posted in Disruption, Innovation, Marketing, Uncategorized
Tagged 3D Printing, Disruption, Innovation, leadership, Management, Marketing, Materials Science, Sales, Strategy, Tech Forecasting, Technical sales, technology
Startups or Big Co?
Born between May 20 and June 20 – the astrological sign of Gemini, defined by the duality of the twins Castor and Pollux, lurks around every corner. While at UVA for undergraduate studies – this was captured in two different … Continue reading
Posted in Disruption, History, Industry, Methods, Theory
Tagged 3D Printing, additive manufacturing, Entrepreneurship, Gemini, Startups
Industrial Business Models – Choice #1
Hardware is dead. Hardware is booming. Hardware is hard and no one should do it. Hardware is different. Hardware is the same. IoT, IIoT and additive manufacturing attract attention to heavy industry – where a thing is being produced and … Continue reading
Posted in Disruption, Industry, Innovation, Materials Science, Theory
Tagged Business Models, Industry, leadership, Lean, Manufacturing, Operations, Sales
