Diary of a Business Designer
Sharing strategy lessons learned over 40 years
Talking about business model design
Experience launching startups, ventures and products
Hear challenges of pivoting and transformations
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40-years-of-startups-experience
Its 2021 and I reached 40 years of working life .. certainly there have been plenty of ups, relatively few downs, many new friends and so many lessons along the way. My 40 years have been starting a lot of start-ups, corporate ventures, and leading strategy pivots .....
Two attributes of forward-thinking organisations
In our ever-changing world doing strategic planning, SWOT and PEST analysis and then setting 3-year business plans may be enough to survive. However, to compete, differentiate and win, to create a long-term sustainable and successful future, organisations need to...
Careers can be like frogs in a pot
Its time to hop out the pot and find some crisp fresh water! 🚀 IT’S TIME TO WORK WHERE I GET MOST JOY! In September, I hang out my shingle yet again, leaving the wonderful NFP SuperFriend behind, and leaving the lure of warm titles like CEO and GM to others. Quite...
Resources
How investors use startup metrics – Andrew Chen
LINK HERE >> FROM ANDREW CHEN Great read for all businesses looking at their growth plans. It's getting harder to compete and hold a customer nowadays; understanding your acquisition and engagement micro-metrics may just be your key to a grand future!
Designing my next job
I am having fun working for myself, go team Dina! 🎉 If you are considering going out on your own, hopefully my sprinkle 🎉 of motivation can also help you. 🌞 Building confidence to promote myself, and be myself, has been the biggest hurdle. I have the experience to...
Idea Canvas template
A solution for Intrapreneurs .. changing the lean canvas to IDEA CANVAS. Do passion projects spiral out of control in your organisation using valuable resources and budgets? How do you maintain enthusiasm for all new ideas and then quickly decide where to proceed?...
Quotes
Get some Board Balls
I once said I wanted to grow some boardroom balls .. well here I am growing some podcast balls. I am super nervous putting myself out there, super nervous promoting myself .. it all feels so egocentric, ok deep breathe, you can do it!
Path to new solutions
Rather than come with your solution .. Come to open the path to find a new solution
Writing original thoughts
“What am a doing?!” screams my brain, “writing original thoughts” I answer. I am practicing to: – not be afraid of being different – being myself – being a thought leader.