This post first appeared in Medium, January 25, 2020 To those that dangle between the corporate and the startup world, the works of Professor Christensen are a must read . They are useful both for startup teams in a mission to disrupt incumbents and for Boards and Executive Teams of incumbents considering how to react to innovators. I have used his models with many of the companies I worked with. For example when showing how innovators can disrupt the billion dollar industry of freight forwarders and how big incumbent freight forwarders should plan their moves to „disrupt the disrupter“. Add caption But the biggest lesson of Professor Christensen to me was actually a very different one In June 2010 he announced that he had been diagnosed with follicular lymphoma. In July 2010, he had an ischemic stroke. This is enough for any human being to consider getting his „affairs in order“ and leave the stage to dedicate his time to the ones he loves. But on a sunny and cold October 2010 da...
There is ONE Silicon Valley with angels like Naval Ravikant and Jason Calacanis leading to companies like Uber, Tweeter etc. Things in Europe are different: ecosystems are country specific with local angels and early stage VCs. This are my notes on building bridges & learning across these ecosystems.