Archive for 'business plan' Category
New Projects
27 March 2008I’m currently working on a new company concept that would be a supplement to my consulting work in an attempt to create something that is more scalable than a consulting practice. It’s been a really good experience to put into practice all that I have been teaching and recommending to clients. I’m not sure if [...]
Making the most of a bad situation
20 March 2007Friend of mine told me about a fund yesterday that helps those business owners who no longer want to work with their partners. They have a great website that you should check out.  The fund is Argosy Partners and they can be found at www.ihatemypartner.com .
Just reinforces the importance of agreeing on how you are [...]
Black boxes - when the output just doesn’t make sense
24 January 2007Have been in a process the last couple of weeks on a non work related project where we are designing something and then getting a price back which is not consistent with our expectations. The process is very much a black box, both for us and for the designer. We agree on the [...]
Iterations
3 January 2007As the new year starts, I’ve been working on a session for a class I’m teaching on commercialization. The topic was target product profiles and market assessments. I was reminded how much of an iterative process new product development is. Always seeking more and better information at each stage of the process [...]
Market Analysis
20 August 2006While looking at many business plans that come across my desk, I’ve noticed that many of the early stage companies don’t have a very thorough understanding of the market that they hope to enter. Obviously, before you can do a quality market analysis, you need to clearly understand your future product (best done by [...]
