I am going to talk about the Lean Startup approach this coming Friday in the Wayra Munich Academy to a mixed audience of entrepreneurs, consultants and corporates (Executive MBA alumni & Wayra teams). In order to prepare accordingly, I decided to apply Design thinking to the overall presentation design. First I applied divergent thinking and […]

Prototyping = Faking a new business fast (Source: Designing for Growth: A Design Thinking Toolkit for Managers).

I’ am currently listening to an entrepreneurship video from Derek Sivers, founder of CD Baby ($22 Mio. exit). The bottom line messages of his fifth lesson “If it’s not a hit, switch!” are: Do something that people are really into (people want to give you their money => feels effortless) If people aren’t loving what […]

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Ever wondered about what makes a good entrepreneur great? There’s no entrepreneurship gene, but a new Ernst & Young survey shows leading entrepreneurs do share common traits, beliefs and approaches that empower them to drive innovation – and economies – around the world. Find the full article here.