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Published on Nov 21, 2015
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Disruption at the speed of light
Academic term: And what I mean by disruption is an entirely industry.
Thing about disruption is it not a fixed pie. It greatly expands the market:
Autos- went from a hobby of the rich to Ford making it accessible to their mfgring workers
Edison - put electricity in the hands of even the poor
Gates - dreamed of a computer on every desk
Thing about disruption is it not a fixed pie. It greatly expands the market:
Autos- went from a hobby of the rich to Ford making it accessible to their mfgring workers
Edison - put electricity in the hands of even the poor
Gates - dreamed of a computer on every desk
Photo by atzu
This chart is the adoption rate of disruptive technologies by Horace Deidu
10% to 90%
Rate of change shortening
Career warp
Some things that we can't live without have been introduced in less than a generation
10% to 90%
Rate of change shortening
Career warp
Some things that we can't live without have been introduced in less than a generation
Wearables are the next disruption
- History on our side
- The Apple effect
- Short-comings of phones
History:
Mini, desktop, laptop, smartphone
Moore's law
Apple: Pretty clear iWatch is coming. Accessory to smart phone
Also Fitbit, Fuel band, other stuff
Short-comings of phones:
Fragile
Not "on you"
Sleep, water, exercise
Still something you must hold or carry
Mini, desktop, laptop, smartphone
Moore's law
Apple: Pretty clear iWatch is coming. Accessory to smart phone
Also Fitbit, Fuel band, other stuff
Short-comings of phones:
Fragile
Not "on you"
Sleep, water, exercise
Still something you must hold or carry
Photo by bre pettis
Great Value supplementing Disruptions
- Autos: Mobile, FireStone
- TV: ESPN, HBO, TiVo
- PCs: MicroSoft, Intel
- Internet: Google, CISCO
- SmartPhones: Apple, Twitter
Photo by Sina Farhat - Webcoast
Merge
- Wearables innovation start-up
- Differentiated by processes, Tactics, Resources, and Priorities
- What we are going to sell is yet TBD
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Processes: Lean Start-up
- Low overhead
- Early customers
- Pivot as needed
- Experiment, learn, evolve
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Resources
- $250k seed capital
- 5 Innovation Partners and Entrepreneurs
- BIG, NextHire, Launch Angels
Photo by Christoph Zurbuchen
Tactics
- Explore 3-6 big ideas
- Prototype and test
- Pick one or two for launch
- Raise Seed round
- Recruit CEO
Photo by Amir Kuckovic
The Steps
- Create a BIG project
- Recruit 5 Partners
- Research packages created
- Brainstorm series
- Develop and raise $
Photo by ЕленАндреа
