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Netflix and the problem of running without flywheel

Netflix and the problem of running without flywheel

For digital platforms aiming to become a global business, the most obvious strategy has been for decades to just run ahead of everyone, reach critical mass as fast as possible, and lock in the market within your platform. If it works, you're a de facto monopoly and should

From business model to flywheel effect

From business model to flywheel effect

If you read this blog – or better, if you've been working with us – you know that we frequently rely on our innovation and culture frameworks. Both are designed to highlight the core mechanisms at play in strategizing an innovation project, connecting the dots with operations, and serving as

Public transportation is boring? Think again.

Public transportation is boring? Think again.

When you work with startups, you sometimes get the impression that everyone is chasing dumb pizza-delivery businesses that will make them rich overnight or investing in improbable moonshot technologies where quantum computing will cure cancer. The boring but important daily stuff? No one really cares about it. If you want

What is the real survival rate of startups?

What is the real survival rate of startups?

I often feel I'm the only one surprised that no one really cares about monitoring the real survival rate of startups. Most public incubators in Europe will tell you they have around 20% or less failure after five years. But in 2012 a study financed by the European

Why truth is difficult to share at work

Why truth is difficult to share at work

Last week I started to share about the differences between team debriefing and team introspection [https://www.icopilots.com/team-debriefing-vs-team-introspection/]. The former being quite straightforward and directly connected to an observable performance as the latter being a deeper exploration of more relational issues in an organisation or team. Both are