How can organisations leverage this talent to foster a deep-rooted culture that supports internal entrepreneurship? Based on interviews we conducted with intrapreneurial leaders at tech, sportware and entertainment large organisations alike, nurturing an intrapreneurial culture is a five-step process: 1. Blended Teams Bringing cross-functional teams together is able to generate fresh ideas and…

In a 2014 statement at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Eric Schmidt explained that the solution to the rapidly-evolving job market is “to upskill the workforce in entrepreneurial skills so they could survive the new era of work”. Companies are increasingly embracing entrepreneurial employees to differentiate their workforce from…

An intrapreneur is essentially an entrepreneur that works in an organisation and is responsible for developing new internal initiatives. Whether it’s launching a new product to enhance customer experiences or finding an innovative solution to cut production costs, intrapreneurs are always looking for imaginative ways to add value to their…

To test assumptions for a new business or new product idea is among the foundations of the Lean Startup methodology. By selecting the riskiest assumption, defining an hypothesis, testing it with customers and then analysing the results to decide the way forward, entrepreneurs can systematically reduce the risk of launching…

Speaking with customers from a very early stage of a new product definition is an extremely powerful and informative tool to validate assumptions and get insights to define a Unique Value Proposition for a product for which there is a market need. Even if it might sound quite straight forward…

Identifying early adopters of a new business idea is the key to achieve traction and validation. Even if a new business idea is targeting a broad market, the best way to introduce a new service or an innovation is to start from the segment of customers that are more eager…

The two most important elements to define a powerful Unique Value Proposition statement are to communicate why a business is different from what is already available on the market, and to make sure that the difference matters to the target customers. …

To compile a Lean Canvas is the very first step to evaluate a business idea and to identify the riskiest assumptions to be tested. It’s also a good companion along the journey from initial idea to Product-market fit. The whole concept behind a Lean Canvas is to briefly and concisely…

The most exciting part of having understood customers frustrations and pains through interviews is to be able to come up with a value proposition ready to be tested and validated. …