by Brian Mooney | Sep 8, 2021 | Lean Scaleup
I’ve been consulting on intra-company venturing for over 20 years, through three economic cycles, and with dozens of Fortune 500 clients. Typically, ventures are started during a technology inflection, such as the original dot com, web 2.0 or SaaS; with the...
by Brian Mooney | Aug 13, 2021 | Lean Scaleup
; Lean Scaleup: solving the corporate business building dilemma The basic premise of new business building is that the parent assets can be leveraged to support growth. That is what creates an advantage over greenfield startups. Leverageable assets include capital,...
by Brian Mooney | May 12, 2021 | Lean Scaleup, Perspectives
The Corporate Start-Up Sweet Spot Download The corporate start-up sweet spot is where an internal venture provides corporate fit and stretch, in terms of markets, strategic learning, and business model. The rationale for corporate start-ups is that large...
by Effectus Research | Apr 7, 2021 | Perspectives
‘Disruption’ sounds painful, and it is when you are running a business that suddenly finds itself losing profit and market share to a competitor providing a product or service that makes yours look expensive or obsolete. Harvard Business School professor Clayton...
by Effectus Research | Apr 7, 2021 | Perspectives, Strategy
There may seem little point in medium-term 1-3 year strategic planning during a crisis. But decisions taken today have ramifications down the line, so having a plan with stated objectives is helpful to making the right ones. The problem is that standard strategic...
by Effectus Research | Apr 7, 2021 | Perspectives, Strategy
(Originally written April 2020) What should strategy managers be doing today? Is strategy relevant during the corona crisis? What is strategy responsible for at this time of greatest organizational need? Right now, executives want rapid answers to basic operational...
