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Design
How to Make a Great Pitch for Your Startup
By Guest Author Soren Petersen
Stanford studies on design quality and entrepreneurial risk show that the sweet spot for startups is right in the middle of Market and Technology Risk. >>>
Using Storytelling to Pitch Startups
By Guest Author Soren Petersen
Capturing an investor’s interest and evoking his passion for one’s venture is crucial to securing funding. So, how might startups improve their pitches to investors by using insights from using classical tried and true storytelling?
“49” Reasons Silicon Valley Cannot Be Cloned
By Guest Author Soren Petersen
Startup communities across the globe look to Silicon Valley as their model for how to build high performance entrepreneurial ecosystems. However, attempting to copy the Silicon Valley model will almost certainly ensure their failure.
A Startup Design-a-thon Performance Depends on Quantity, Quality and Variety
By Guest Author Soren Petersen
New Entrepreneurial Ventures are all about speed and nowhere is this more true than at design-a-thons. Originating from hack-a-thons in the world of programming, design-a-thons are a one, two or three day marathon, where participating teams build a Minimal Viable Product (MVP) or, at the very least, a concept simulation supported by a business model and some validation. Outcomes are presented to a panel of judges at the end who then award prizes to the winner. So, might design-a-thons be a superior approach to generating new business opportunities? >>>
Applying Inspirational Design Thinking to Tackle Breakthrough Innovation
By Guest Author Soren Petersen
A society’s progress depends upon the quality of the questions it asks itself and to know what questions to ask today in order to secure a sustainable future. >>>
Startups – Designing for Triple-Bottom-Line Innovations
By Guest Author Soren Petersen
Startups tackling sustainability are now in vogue, with organic farming, clean energy and mediation platforms for the sharing-economy. Whether they are rooted in a sincere desire to improve our world or just interested in lip service remains to be seen. If the sustainability performance from established firms is any indicator – it will take a paradigm shift for any real change to occur. >>>
NASA Worldwide Hackathon
By Guest Author Soren Petersen
Few organizations are as inspirational to millions around the world as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. (NASA) From placing the first man on the moon, to the space shuttle program, the Hubble telescope and the Mars mission, reaching for the stars is a well-known mission of NASA. However, relatively few people are familiar with the organization’s engagement in continuing education about the final frontier of space. One such effort is the amazing Space Apps 2016 hackathon. >>>
Self-Management Trumps Passion in Design-Driven Startup Performance
By Guest Author Soren Petersen
Although all startup founders of design driven startups are passionate – still 92% of them will fail within three years, according to a joint Berkeley – Stanford study. While passion may be a core capability, it can hardly be called a competitive advantage, so, what characteristics separate a design-centered founder from the wannabe’s? >>>
