Statistically, you have less of a chance to be the next Steve Jobs than the next Jeff Bezos. Here’s why. I recently gave a speech about innovation at the urging of the founder of City Summit, Ryan Long, about what constitutes market-making innovation, and what we should be investing in–not only with our money but with our time.......
The hypercoaching formula required to foster innovation and accelerate growth for maximum impact. As a product expert with such a heavy background in design, the concept of innovation is something I follow, foster, and educate others on constantly. About a decade ago, the big thing was coaching. Everyone wanted to coach, was a coach, or both; all......
Use this formula to determine where you can make the biggest impact in business with your creative energy. What inspires us to invest creative energy into projects? Turns out, there’s a formula, something I chatted with Golden Globe Award winning actor Colin Farrell about, before wrapping up my time at City Gala and heading......
Sourcing services are usually accessible only to huge conglomerates and big brands, but not to smaller brands. Tim Jordan of Hickory Flats, however, offers alternative sourcing ideas and services to the small guys out there. He founded the Private Label Legion, a community of like-minded entrepreneurs dedicated to great learning and group collaboration. He’s......
Product launching with social messaging bots could change your sales impact right from the start. Ahead of the Super Bowl in 2017, Domino’s Pizza took a step into the future by enlisting their first chatbot as a PR tool. Their decision to take advantage of their active Messenger users, with a focus on the experience over the ROI,......
Monetizing your app, real-life launch timelines, and everything else you need to know developing so. When Justin Shane was launching his first business, Apple was just launching the first iPhone, Facebook was only a few years old, and the app store didn’t even exist yet. Based on the technological advances we’ve made, that all seems a......