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The last week or so I have been busy building the first simple prototype of our upcoming app - a pre-MVP - for the MedTech startup, we're working on getting off the ground. We will be getting it out there to get early feedback just after Christmas. It is a daunting process. Not only is… Continue reading The daunting 1st prototype
There seems to be a general misconception around the notion of ideas; Since everybody can have them, what becomes important is whether you do something about them and - more importantly - how you do something about them. Let me try to explain while I think this is inaccurate in a startup context: Even if… Continue reading Grand ideas do matter
A mere 6 months after launch and after burning through a good portion of the 1,75B USD it had raised from investors, the short form streaming platform Quibi is closing it's doors. Why? Because even if they were almost too big to fail they still managed to hit the one big pole, other entrepreneurs work… Continue reading R.I.P. Quibi
Often when we think about which new projects to pursue, we have a tendency to stay away from the ones, where there are already some really dominant players. Because we have a feeling that we will ultimately come up short. But is that always the case? What happens when someone you know from a successful… Continue reading Go challenge success
Rocket Internet, the famous German copycats of popular digital services, is delisting from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. This has prompted some to claim that their time is up, and that their model of copying others successful ideas was never a viable one to begin with. But that's totally not true. Zalando alone is amble proof.… Continue reading Idea or execution?
It is not uncommon to see new products launch with a lot of features. Too many features, perhaps. The rationale is fully understandable; there is an urge to get a 'finished' product out, and you quickly form your own opinions about what that means in terms of feature set. The underlying rationale behind it is… Continue reading The tough bet on ‘less’
One of the hardest things when building new products and services is to deliver real value to your customers. I know, it sounds stupid. But it's true. And there are two reasons for it: First of all, you're not the judge of what brings value to your customers. They are. That's a frightening prospect, because… Continue reading Always create value
The other day I was revisiting our list of potential ideas to explore further. It is a list we keep in our Studio team to jot down ideas and problems for potential future exploration, and - who knows - a new, exciting startup. As I went through the list I was reminded of some of… Continue reading Nothing is that far-fetched