Archive for the ‘Digital Business’ Category
What is the purpose of innovation?
Neil Lewis on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
What is the purpose of innovation? Is it..
- To create new products…
- To create new customer demand…
- To build strong teams capable of constant innovation…
… or all three?
Rapid system development, rapid customer development – what’s next?
Neil Lewis on Friday, July 8th, 2011Every three years we seem to undergo a fundamental shift in thinking.
We had rapid system development 6 years ago, and rapid customer development 3 years – so what should we expect in 2011?
Read on to find out…
Entrepreneur Myth: build it – and they will come!
Neil Lewis on Wednesday, June 1st, 2011The worst mistake I’ve made – and now see others make – is to think that if I build it (a great product, web service etc…) that the customers will come.
They will not.
Sadly!
Okay, Google is an exception – but do you really want to play 1/1000 kind of odds?
What do you call an entrepreneur with a great idea but no sales?
Neil Lewis on Sunday, May 1st, 2011What do you call an entrepreneur with a great idea but no sales?
A dreamer? An inventor? Someone who never makes it?
So then, how do you become a successful entrepreneur?
How to lose £Trillions – Entrepreneurs – don’t be afraid!
Neil Lewis on Monday, March 28th, 2011The IMF has provided entrepreneurs with a wonderful example of how to get it wrong.
But what can we – the successful entrepreneurs – learn from the IMFs failures?
Entrepreneurs need to build flexibility or risk going bust
Neil Lewis on Thursday, February 3rd, 2011The competition from emerging market businesses mean that entrepreneurs in the UK and other developed economies need to grow agile and flexible businesses.
How are we doing to do this? Find out…
100 Rules for Entreprenuers – about the book
Neil Lewis on Friday, November 5th, 2010This video clip explains the real life, gritty experience that 100 Rules for Entrepreneurs is based on.
It explains the concept behind the book and how it can help new and old entrepreneurs learn from my mistakes.
Entrepreneurs – don’t give up equity – until you have watched this…
Neil Lewis on Friday, October 29th, 2010Giving up equity to partners is dangerous. It will cause you major problems in the future – if your busines is successful – if you don’t get the splits right from the outset.
Find out how I split the equity on my first business – and why it became a problem.
Then, don’t do as I did!
Innovation Challenge…
Neil Lewis on Wednesday, September 1st, 2010Research shows that freelancers can solve many of the challenges faced by businesses, agencies or departments that are looking to innovate and grow.
Instead of just being a way to save costs, freelancers are discovering that they bring original ideas and solutions to their clients.
But does it work? Can freelancers help avoid failure and stimulate innovation?
Purpose: Are you making this strategic website mistake?
Neil Lewis on Thursday, July 29th, 2010Why do you have a webiste?
Is it because everyone else has one, so you thought you should have one too?
Anecdotal research tells us that 80% of websites don’t have a clearly defined purpose. So, if you’ve made the classic mistake of building a website and are now wondering what to do with it, or even, whether it works, then read on…
How Much Does a Visitor Cost Your Digital Business?
Neil Lewis on Wednesday, July 7th, 2010Do you know how much a digital visitor costs?
Well, if you are working for the UK Government, you will now know how much a single visitor to your website costs – and it can vary by a factor of 48,900%.
Yes, that’s right, the cost of visiting www.number10.gov.uk cost just 2p per visitor – compared to the cost of visiting www.UKTradeInvest.gov.uk which cost £9.78 per visitor.
