by Larry Putterman | Business, Entrepreneurs, Leadership, Management, Technology, Vision
“Disruptive innovation leads to the creative destruction of businesses that once seemed pre-eminent and secure.” Steven Blank Disruptive innovation is creating new products or services that did not exist before. The innovation creates a new market that disrupts an...
by Larry Putterman | Advisory Board, Boards, Business, Cybercrime, Entrepreneurs, Leadership, Management, Outside Director, Technology
Target, a national retailer, announced 40 million credit and debit card accounts of customers had been stolen. The Target breach is officially the second largest breach of a retailer in history. Cybercrime threatens all businesses. Cyber threats are increasing in...
by Larry Putterman | Boards, Business, Entrepreneurs, Family Business, Management, Technology
I was recently mentoring a late-stage technology start-up who was projecting additional working capital needs. While the owners of the company felt at some point they would need additional working capital, they did not want to dilute the ownership of the company. I...
