Customer Validation Under Lockdown: A Hacker's Guide to Research
When you can't get out of the building, adopt a hacker mindset. Creative tactics for customer validation during lockdowns and remote work constraints.
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206 articles on innovation, lean startup, and entrepreneurship
Innovation Program Design: Why You Shouldn't Build from Scratch
Avoid the two biggest innovation program mistakes: building from scratch or copying others. Learn how to borrow ideas, then experiment until they fit.
Fear the ZEBRA: Zero Evidence But Really Arrogant!
ZEBRA stands for Zero Evidence But Really Arrogant — and it's more dangerous than the HiPPO. A reminder to stay data-driven in every decision.
Innovation KPIs by Department: How to Measure What Matters
Learn how to set department-level innovation KPIs based on your biggest obstacles — and why vanity metrics like raw idea counts will mislead you.
Quantitative Experiment Design: A Cheat Sheet for Product Teams
A quick-reference guide to quantitative experiment design — from picking actionable metrics to avoiding confirmation bias and common statistical errors.
Liebig's Law of the Minimum: Find Your Innovation Bottleneck
Apply Liebig's Law of the Minimum to your innovation ecosystem. Find the single biggest bottleneck limiting growth and fix that first.
What Is an Innovation Ecosystem? Definition, Elements & Why It Matters
An innovation ecosystem isn't a list of accelerators and investors. Learn why the relationships between elements matter most and how to leverage them.
How DHL's Startup Lab Makes Corporate Innovation Labs Work
DHL's Startup Lab uses independent budgets and stage gates to drive innovation inside a 500K-employee company. Here's what product managers can learn.
Building a Learning Culture: How to Move Your Team Up and to the Right
Use the clarity vs capability matrix to grow your team's skills and mission alignment without burning out as a leader. Practical frameworks inside.
Paper Prototyping: How TenTune Validated an App with Pencil and Paper
See how TenTune's founders used paper prototyping to validate a music app in one day — no code needed. Key lessons for product managers and startup teams.
Innovation Metrics: What to Measure Before Your Program Launches
Learn which innovation metrics matter — like experiment velocity and cost per insight — and why you must agree on them before launching.
Innovation Portfolio Management: Strategy Before Tools or Frameworks
Define your innovation portfolio strategy before picking tools. Learn how resources, timing, risk, and options should shape your framework decisions.