Entrepreneurs who build successful businesses often possess a unique ability to see what others don't—the critical bottlenecks hiding in plain sight that create frustration, inefficiency, and lost ...

What is an integrated approach to solving business problems? Why is it important for businesses, especially those with multiple offices or entities and/or cross-border interests to partner with an ...

Identifying and resolving pain points is fundamental to launching successful businesses. Customer validation and market analysis are critical steps toward understanding if a problem is worth solving.

There was a time when I thought I had to choose between social good and success in business. Then came several natural disasters that led me out of the corporate world and into the global for-profit ...

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In entrepreneurship, not all problems are created equal. I’ve found that there are three layers of problems, and each one requires its own type of solution — here’s what they are and how to approach ...

Too many companies launch new products or services without a process for deeply understanding what their customers truly need. They make assumptions, rely on limited feedback, or develop ideas based ...

End users don’t care about technology. They care about solving business problems. They may be concerned about reducing the number of lost assets, the labor costs associated with tracking ...

I spoke to the employees at a company that has a glowing reputation. As I explained how problem-solving is the quickest way to earn influence in an organization, it sparked a heated conversation that ...

Consider someone who’s perfectly content with their office chair. It’s not ergonomic, it doesn’t have lumbar support, but it works. Then, during a meeting or a visit to a friend’s office, they sit in ...

The AI companies I see building real traction are the companies solving the routine burdens and everyday friction people ...