Last week I read one of the best business model blog posts I've read in a long time, Hidden Networks: Network Effects That Don’t Look Like Network Effects by D'Arcy Coolican at a16z. I've long admired the power of network effects to build strong competitive moats and we've seen these become the foundation for massive … Continue reading Hidden Network Effects

The choice of a company's business model has huge implications for how well it can address the pain point it is focused on and what kind of competitive moats it can build. Below is a list of moats (as covered in a previous post) and a high-level list of business models that are being leveraged … Continue reading Business Models

Many "laws" are spoken about to describe consistent occurrences in innovation and business management. The ones I've come across that are most relevant to the startup ecosystem are below. Moore's law Definition: the number of transistors of a computer chip double every two years This is one of the most famous laws, which was extrapolated … Continue reading The Laws of Technology

Even a mastermind coach knows it takes a team to reach new heights - Source Think about every great of achievement that humans have ever accomplished - for example, the Great Pyramid of Giza, the discovery of the Americas, the first moon landing in 1969. Behind each of these examples, just a handful of names … Continue reading The Importance of Networks

Competitive moats are critical to develop for any company seeking to become a big player in its industry. Below is a list of important considerations that can help a startup create distance between itself and competitors. Economies of Scale The bigger a company grows, the cheaper its cost structure becomes Example: Cloud computing - as … Continue reading Moats