Posts Tagged ‘killing giants’

Your Opinion is Dangerous.

Tweet  “In the land of the blind, the one eyed man is king.” I’ve noticed something over the years, both as a corporate executive and as a consultant: if you’re the guy in the room with a point of view – someone who has a vision of where the ship needs to go and how […]


How Amazon Might Just Have Saved Barnes & Noble

TweetFor all you out there looking to “completely change the game,” take heed. Sometimes it’s easier to win the game you’re in. I have a hunch that has yet to be borne out completely in the real world of results, but hear me out anyway. I think that the explosion of e-readers has changed the book […]


3 Questions to Answer on Your Way to Becoming Larger Than Life

Tweet  I have three questions for you if you plan on killing the giant in your industry. How are you going to become a bigger idea than the category you play in? How do you plan to change how the world thinks about what you do? What is the missing 3rd piece of the puzzle […]


How to Out-Maneuver Goliath’s Lawyers

Tweet What happens when Goliath maneuvers you into court? I’ve spoken to a good number of entrepreneurial groups since Killing Giants: 10 Strategies to Topple the Goliath In Your Industry launched in March, and this question has come up a few times. Giants have more lawyers than you do, can afford to spend more legal […]


How to Make Money by Charging Nothing: JetBlue and a $9 Flight

Tweet  JetBlue will fly you from Boston to Newark, NJ, for $9. I don’t think you could catch a bus for that cheap. You may not be in either town, but you still need to care about this for one big reason. When your product, service, experience, or stuff in general is guaranteed to change […]