Posts tagged with ‘business’

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Measuring a startup

by Jochen Kressin
Measuring a startup

Normally I do not write posts just referencing other posts. But I have to make an exception here becauseĀ  I was really impressed about an article ion techcrunch. It’s titled The Complete Quantitative Guide To Judging Your Startup and it talks about which KPIs investors use to judge your startup – and ultimately to decide […]

Disruption – and why big companies don’t get it

by Jochen Kressin
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  We need some new disruptive ideas! Sounds familiar? Have you heard this sentence in your company before? Well, I certainly did, a number of times. Everybody is talking about how disruptive innovation can lead to phenomenal growth and that everyone should pursue it. And then – nothing. Some ideas are tossed around, but none […]

Leistungschutzrecht FTW or WTF?

by Jochen Kressin
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You have probably never heard the term “Leistungsschutzrecht” before. And rightly so, because it is one of the most stupid concepts ever invented. It describes a new law currently discussed in Germany which will “protect” publisher from being robbed by Google. And although I’m referring to Germany in particular, such laws are debated all over […]

Business Models and Strategy in the digital domain, part I

by Jochen Kressin
Business Models and Strategy

When talking about business models with someone who is experienced in strategic management and especially familiar with the theories of Michal Porter, I often hear the following questions: Is a business model the same as strategy? How do business models relate to the domain of strategic management? If we already have the well-defined and thoroughly […]

Entrepreneurship Summit 2012 in Berlin

by Jochen Kressin
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The Entrepreneurship Summit is a yearly event, initated by Prof. Faltin. The topic is, you might have guessed already, entrepreneurship all the way. I attended the event already last year and was impressed about the quality of the speakers and the talks. The speaker list in 2012 promised an exciting and interesting event as well, […]