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  • “Winning” has two choices- Which do you choose?

    There are only two choices.

    1) Win by being more ordinary more standard and cheaper

    2) Win by being faster more remarkable and human

    Adopted from Seth Godin’s Linchpin

  • Authorities or Leaders whom do we follow?

    “Authorities have control.

    Leaders have legacies.”

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s great quotes

  • Making our lives beautiful

    “Life is beautiful NOT because of the things we see or do.

    Life is beautiful because of the people we meet.”

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s great quotes

  • Biggest difference between “intelligence” and “creativity”

    Intelligence looks for what is known to solve problems.

    Creativity looks for what is unknown to discover possibilities.”

    Adopted from Simon Sinek’s great quotes

  • The “Rule of Ordinary People”

    This is the business model adopted by finite minded factory model oriented organizations.

    The business model is:

    The model will be operated by people with the lowest possible level of skill”

    Adopted from Seth Godin’s book Linchpin , outlunes why such environments are graveyard for innovative people

  • What is PERL in a factory model?

    Organizations running their business in a factory model mode , have the goal of having the highest PERL which stands for Percentage of Easily Replaced Labors

    If you can easily replace most workers , you pay them less and hence make more money.

    In such an environment , needlessly to say risk-rewards dominate

    Adopted from Seth Godin’s book Linchpin

  • Three factors influencing product longevity

    The three factors are:

    1) Increasing product awareness

    2)Acquisition of new customers

    3) Retention of existing customers

    Adopted from Matt Watkinson’s book The Grid

  • Three factors impacting profitability of a product

    The three factors are:

    1) The revenue model adopted

    2) Choosing the right price for the product

    3) The sales volume of the product

    Adopted from Matt Watkinson’s book The Grid

  • Three components to uniquely position product offerings

    The three components are:

    1) The product or service proposition to position the product

    2) The brand appeal to customers

    3) The customer experience journey

    Adopted from Matt Watkinson’s book The Grid

  • Three dimensions of product rivalry in a market

    The three factors are:

    1) The category to which the product belongs to

    2) The territory where the product manufacturer operates in

    3) The alternatives and substitutes with respect to the product

    Adopted from Matt Watkinson’s book titled “The Grid”