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It is fairly easy to meet founders who think they know it all. Founders who are so sure of their own success and the trajectory that they are on that they almost excude overconfidence. But are they overconfident, or are they just pretending out of fear of losing face, credibility, mojo or something else? Probably.… Continue reading Ongoing learning
One of the things that many people building new products and services automatically assume is that their would-be customers are curious people always on the look-out for the next big thing. But is that really the case? Have you ever asked your customers how they find the hidden gems out there that can help them… Continue reading Building in a void
Whenever you take on an opportunity, make sure you have understood the mandate and you have it in a way that you can follow through on the ambition, you are trying to bring to life. Why? Because it is dead easy to be flattered, take in all the kind words and accept a role, where… Continue reading Get the mandate
Yesterday at inQvation we were honoured to get a visit from the brand new Incubation Studio team from LEGO Ventures. They are just setting out with some really cool people onboard, and they had asked if they could come and learn from our experiences, and of course they could. We are always willing to share… Continue reading Work-in-progress
If you are trying to solve a problem that your customers emphatize with but are NOT actively looking to solve right now, does that indicate that maybe the problem is not that big after all? Conventional wisdom will say that it is definitaly a possibility. But take a step back and consider another thing: When… Continue reading Problems persist
Is there ever such a thing as too much of a good thing? I came to think about it after following a discussion on Twitter about how news media may have been a contributor to their own digital demise by doing too much - or rather: publishing too much - rather than too little. The… Continue reading Infinity beats speed
One of the easiest things is to get carried away by your great idea. For many aspiring entrepreneurs it just happens straight out of the gate. But even for those who have learned and accepted that getting to product/market-fit is an experimental process, it can be tricky to stay the course and be true to… Continue reading Stay nimble when you need to
Forget all the bling bling of this world. The newest luxury item - and a valuable one - is going to be privacy. Just ask Jeff Bezos. With face recognition being unleashed in the public space and all the continued discussion around tracking of people and our data, there is going to be huge potential… Continue reading Privacy is the new luxury