In 2015, the UN’s Millennium Development Goals are expiring and the international community will set new goals. The Post-2015 Consensus brings together the world’s top economists, NGOs, international agencies and businesses to identify the goals with the greatest benefit-to-cost ratio for the next development agenda. The Copenhagen Consensus Center interviewed 32 of the world’s top economists to …
Author Archives: Daniel Gaviria
Review your good swing
Learning from failures is powerful. So fail often. But just as important is learning from success. Learning from Mistakes Last week I played golf with a group of people I had never met before. Besides having a great time learning and in conversations, this let me observe our behavior. In retrospect, this is nothing new. …
The Inevitable Future
ro·man·ti·cize (v) – Deal with or describe in an idealized or unrealistic fashion; make (something) seem better or more appealing than it really is. Feel Humanity with your Action U2 is a band who feel humanity. Today’s 360 Tour show had a scene where we can see the eye of a person, a woman. As her …
Shopping in your Store
Short story on the evolution of libraries and stores Before the 1800s, books were kept in libraries and bookstores, the librarian (and owner, usually the same person) would more or less know what books they have, and where they were. As more and more books were kept in one place, you couldn’t rely on their …
Why Life is Hard – And how to deal with it
Life can be hard because of 2 factors: what’s Inside (it’s all in your head), and what’s Outside. This post is about preparing for the Outside. The Minimum Viable Day: is it Viable? Here’s a minimum of what I need daily to stay healthy and happy, in order of importance.
How to Fail as a Startup
“Startups don’t fail because they lack a product; they fail because they lack customers and a proven financial model.” – Steve Blank, 4 Steps to the Epiphany So, what is a startup? A startup is a concept in search of customers and scalable business model. Once these are obtained, the startup turns into a company. …
CUSTOMER DISCOVERY: 4 Steps to the Epiphany, Steve Blank
4 Steps to the Epiphany, Steve Blank CUSTOMER DISCOVERY Have we identified a problem a customer wants solved? Does our product solve these customer needs? If so, do we have a viable and profitable business model? Have we learned enough to go out and sell? Find customers who buy into the
OVERVIEW: 4 Steps to the Epiphany, Steve Blank
4 Steps to the Epiphany, Steve Blank OVERVIEW “Products with senior management out in front of customers early and often – win.” Difference between “Fire, Ready, Aim” and “Ready, Fire, Aim” Product Development: The Path to Disaster:
Using Facebook’s Success Strategy
Did Facebook succeed because of exclusivity? I don’t think so. Facebook succeeded because of density. Density for achieving Network Effect And density is an important concept for products looking to achieve a the network effect. Density in the sense that there are a lot of people, near each other,