Short term joy, long term agony

One of the things that I have been spending a lot of time on these last couple of years is the subject of university research and how to transform the best of it into viable spinouts that can go on to solve real problems in the world. There is no doubt that the potential within… Continue reading Short term joy, long term agony

Remember a pre-mortem

It is so easy being designated as the one who just says "No!" to everything and whose largest contribution to the team is to foster a negative energy in every room you enter. But have you ever thought about how these people may actually be trying to do something completely different and of immense value?… Continue reading Remember a pre-mortem

Find the blind spots

The other day I invited a good acquintance to come and visit us at inQvation and to provide feedback on an idea, we're toying with. The latter part made sense given that this person has about 30 years of experience within the industry, where our idea potentially offers a new angle on things. I asked… Continue reading Find the blind spots