by Donovan Hardenbrook | Nov 10, 2019 | Blog
Blogs by Donovan Hardenbrook | Nov 10, 2019 | Blog Answer These Three Key Questions to Successfully Reinvent Your Business Model by Donovan Hardenbrook | Jun 8, 2015 | Blog, Business, Lean Startup, Marketing, Small BusinessCustomer Discovery is the foundation for...
by Donovan Hardenbrook | Jun 8, 2015 | Blog, Business, Lean Startup, Marketing, Small Business
An established business can easily mislead themselves into believing that they have a sustainable business model. After all, they have managed to keep the doors open and may even be making a profit. Why break what’s working? However, the reality is that markets...
by Donovan Hardenbrook | May 12, 2015 | Blog, Business, Leadership, Lean Startup
People will argue about nature or nurture when it comes to being an entrepreneur. I’m more concerned if someone has the right mix of motivation, skills and experience to be successful. My perspective is that some people are meant to be entrepreneurs and some aren’t....
by Donovan Hardenbrook | Apr 6, 2015 | Blog
I love March Madness. Unfortunately, none of my favorite teams made it to the Final Four but every team that did make it has proven themselves in the heat of battle. In business as in basketball, you need to have MVPs who come through during clutch times. What are the...
by Donovan Hardenbrook | Mar 1, 2015 | Blog, Business, Lean Startup, Small Business
By Donovan Hardenbrook You see, business plans are full of untested assumptions. Assumptions about the market, your product, your customer, employees, and how you will make money. Starting your business based on untested assumptions will cost you a lot of time and...
by Donovan Hardenbrook | Feb 8, 2015 | Blog, Business, Lean Startup
W. Edwards Deming is widely recognized as the father of the quality movement. Since the 1950’s, Mr. Deming has been highly revered in Japan. The principles Mr. Deming espoused were enthusiastically embraced by Toyota for manufacturing, supply chain and new product...