A new perspective on Business Ecosystems
On Sunday, April 17 our team harvested the fruits of 4+ years of work on a uniquely special entrepreneurial project – with the Amazon release of our book: They Will Be Giants: 21st Century Entrepreneurs and the Purpose-Driven Business Ecosystem [Giants]. This book represents the culmination of four years of research and discovery on the concept we are calling purpose-driven business ecosystems. Giants addresses the often underappreciated aspect of small and medium-sized businesses – fully integrating the resources and productivity of business partners into a well organized and sharply focused part of business strategy. Giants describes a new entrepreneurial business model which capitalizes on one of the most underutilized assets available to literally all aspiring entrepreneurs - their own business ecosystem. The primary purpose of this book is to provide concepts, methods, and tools that significantly increase the likelihood of successful outcomes for entrepreneurs and their respective ecosystem constituents. In fact, this blog is a complement, supplement, and an extension of Giants. How does our model help you? Perhaps here is a way to start thinking about it. This is an illustration that we often provide our clients and students to show the possibilities for entrepreneurial ecosystem development:
In future postings on this blog we will help answer questions such as…
Can entrepreneurs substantially improve their chances for success, using assets they already possess?
How can entrepreneurs avoid giving up equity for funding in early-stage startups?
How can entrepreneurs avoid the six classic challenges of early-stage startups?
How can entrepreneurs lower their risk of failure, including reducing go-to-market costs?
Why is an outstanding network not enough?
How can my customer, actually contribute like my business partner?
Where do I start in developing a purpose-driven business ecosystem?
This is the inaugural posting for this blog. I am honored and humbled to have you take a peek at this blog. We sincerely believe that the theme and contents of this blog will help you Think, Learn, and Create a business model that can improve your probabilities for entrepreneurial success. We are looking forward to you joining us on our journey.
