by David Apgar | Jul 21, 2017 | Assumption Testing, Business intelligence, Entrepreneurs, Small business, Technology strategy, Uncategorized
Malcolm Forbes supposedly said that on Wall Street, whoever has the most toys wins. His magazine argued more recently that in Silicon Valley, whoever has the most data wins. Andrew Ng of Stanford and Coursera agrees, as do most Big Data entrepreneurs and evangelists....
by David Apgar | Jul 17, 2017 | Assumption Testing, Business intelligence, Entrepreneurs, Small business, Technology strategy
Parochial data – the failure to share data or its analysis – can be lethal. In 2008, I published a case study of the 2005 explosion at BP’s Texas City refinery that killed 15 and injured 100 people in my book Relevance (Wiley). One key point was that the firm had...
by David Apgar | Apr 14, 2017 | Assumption Testing, Business Advisors, Entrepreneurs
This presentation explores why complex business problems require creativity. DOWNLOAD PRESENTATION
by David Apgar | Feb 8, 2016 | Assumption Testing, Entrepreneurs, GoalScreen
Anyone who has struggled with car windows, door locks, audio settings, and climate controls subject to the latest onboard digital platforms without a manual control in sight will feel some nostalgia for the slogan of Lockheed Skunk Works lead engineer Kelly Johnson –...
by David Apgar | Dec 11, 2015 | Assumption Testing, GoalScreen
Three myths about the impact Mark Zuckerberg is seeking As self-professed impact experts line up to advise the Chan-Zuckerberg Initiative – the $45B LLC just announced by the Facebook founder – it may be worth debunking three myths about impact. The Optimist’s Myth:...
by David Apgar | Oct 28, 2015 | Assumption Testing, GoalScreen
What if the qualities of mind needed by successful entrepreneurs conflicted with one another? Research on best performance-management practices at the Corporate Executive Board (CEB) and program management experience at the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) both...
