Steffen

Steffen Meyer advises corporations and startups on creating new businesses.

Image of: [Blog] Terrible advice: "Always start with the user" ... or the market, or anything else

Method

Apr 08, 2024

7 min read

[Blog] Terrible advice: "Always start with the user" ... or the market, or anything else

You need to accept projects in whatever shape they happen to be when you meet them. Don't put up your nose at unusual or messy starting points....

Image of: [Leadership laws] The innovation law of the underpants gnomes

Tools

Apr 05, 2024

3 min read

[Leadership laws] The innovation law of the underpants gnomes

Don't be like the underpants gnomes. Figure out how you'll earn money alongside everything else....

Image of: [Rant] DVF has become a self-defeating joke

Method

Apr 02, 2024

6 min read

[Rant] DVF has become a self-defeating joke

Creating something that's "desirable, viable, and feasible" (let alone also "acceptable") is harder than pundits glibly promise....

Image of: [Blog] Why innovation takes two types of work

Tools

Mar 29, 2024

6 min read

[Blog] Why innovation takes two types of work

Innovation work in startups and existing org's requires understanding and balancing work "on" and "in" your business....

Image of: [Case study] 16 lessons from the most impactful research of recent history

Method

Mar 21, 2024

11 min read

[Case study] 16 lessons from the most impactful research of recent history

2017's research paper "Attention Is All You Need" ushered in the AI craze. Its "making of" story also has a lot to teach corporate innovators....

Image of: [Blog] The 3 modes of startup work help corporate innovators too

Tools

Mar 18, 2024

6 min read

[Blog] The 3 modes of startup work help corporate innovators too

My first "Postcard from Startupland:" While corporate innovation tends to happen in "projects," startup work flips among projects, process creation, and perfecting what already exists....

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