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Kaihan Krippendorff

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Don't Be The Spanish Armada: How Fast Is Your Fleet?

BY Kaihan KrippendorffThu Jan 12, 2012

Just as there is a way to measure the wind and water resistance a boat creates as it speeds toward its goal, it is possible to measure the resistance of your strategy. Great companies begin with a strategy that removes resistance, that disrupts the market, so that competitors just step aside.READ»

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Malaysia: An Alternative Eastern Option

BY Kaihan KrippendorffFri May 6, 2011

For Malaysia, entrepreneurship is a big driver of the economy--the industrial sector is the largest contributor of GDP. Beyond these sectors there are not many options for people who want to pursue a corporate career. Instead you must start or join a small business. Luckily, Malaysia makes that easy--it only takes a few days to incorporate a new company. READ»

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Power Vs. Force: Which Caught Osama?

BY Kaihan KrippendorffTue May 3, 2011

If the killing of Osama bin Laden teaches us anything, it illuminates the true distinction between force and power. Force is charging against your enemy; Power, on the other hand, is more delicate to handle.READ»

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5 Steps For Building Company Value

BY Kaihan KrippendorffWed Apr 20, 2011

Perhaps AT&T's recent announcement that it would buy T-Mobile for $39 billion got you thinking: how much is my business worth and what would it take to double its value this year?READ»

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Developing Countries--The New Frontier?

BY Kaihan KrippendorffFri Apr 8, 2011

It's been a couple of years since I last visited Peru, and more than five since I had an apartment in Chile, and these gaps highlight an unmistakable trend. The center of the world is shifting from the developed to the developing world. READ»

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Disruptive Opportunities Within 911 Calls

BY Kaihan KrippendorffWed Mar 30, 2011

Dial 911 from your home phone and the police will know your precise address. But dial it from your mobile phone and they have very little idea where you are. Since mobile phone penetration in the U.S. is greater than 75%, this is a problem.READ»

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Coordination Is King

BY Kaihan KrippendorffTue Mar 22, 2011

New companies and solutions are arising that make it easier for us to coordinate the uncoordinated, to create power without owning, in both the public and private sectors.READ»

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Nokia & Microsoft: $1 Billion Deal to Save Them Both?

BY Kaihan KrippendorffThu Mar 17, 2011

Microsoft will pay Nokia $1 billion, and Nokia will abandon its Symbian mobile phone operating system and switch to Microsoft's Windows Phone 7. Although the stock prices of both companies have fallen since this announcement, people generally believe this is a good move for each business. Yet many naysayers still persist.READ»

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Only Outthinkers Will Survive Today's Paradigm Shift

BY Kaihan KrippendorffWed Mar 9, 2011

By dissecting the strategies of companies like Dell, Southwest Airlines, and Walmart, who over the course of the 1990s radically disrupted their industries, we found some surprising similarities in how these companies engineered breakthrough growth. READ»

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The Five Habits of Great Innovators

BY Kaihan KrippendorffWed Mar 2, 2011

I've studied history's most creative strategists--from Napoleon Bonaparte to John Boyd--and compared their thinking habits with those of their modern peers--Grameen Bank founder Mohammad Yunus or Tesla CEO Elon Musk. I have found five thinking habits that stand out.READ»

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Four Steps to Success: Keep It Simple Stupid

BY Kaihan KrippendorffWed Feb 23, 2011

Probe a successful business leader about their business, and you will usually unlock a simple model that guides them day to day and keeps them focused on what is important. READ»

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Social Media Does More Than Support Revolutions

BY Kaihan KrippendorffTue Feb 15, 2011

News media and the blogosphere have been filled with the argument that the revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt were made possible by Twitter and Facebook. It's a compelling argument. But Egypt and Tunisia are the just the beginning of a new order of things.READ»

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Taking Your Product from Concept to Shelf

BY Kaihan KrippendorffWed Feb 2, 2011

I got a chance to sit down with Vik Venkatraman, author of "Inspired! Take Your Product Dream from Concept to Shelf," and I asked this former Red Bull brand manager, break-dance event promoter, Deloitte consultant, and serial entrepreneur what tips he has for someone interested in moving their dreams from mental shelves and onto store shelves.READ»

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Disruptive Pricing Goes a Long Way

BY Kaihan KrippendorffThu Jan 20, 2011

I have been reviewing an innovative health-care company, Best Doctors. Today I want to go over how this $100M global provider prices itself successfully.READ»

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Best Doctors Doesn't Mind Washing the Dirty Dishes

BY Kaihan KrippendorffWed Jan 19, 2011

Businesses that are willing to do the tedious grunt work often find a competitive advantage.READ»

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Best Doctors Builds a $100M Business

BY Kaihan KrippendorffTue Jan 18, 2011

How do you grow a company to $100M in revenue? Few can break that "sound barrier" but Best Doctors has done just that. A global provider of an innovative employee health benefit that improves the quality and cost of health care, Best Doctors has rapidly emerged as a $100 million business with the potential to grow ten times larger. READ»

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Will Netflix Break My Heart?

BY Kaihan KrippendorffThu Jan 13, 2011

I fell in love with Netflix one night when I stopped a movie I was watching to wash dishes in the kitchen before I tiptoed upstairs to make sure the kids were asleep, and then I continued the movie seamlessly from my bedroom. Almost any movie or show I want where and when I want it. Alas, I fear, Netflix will soon break my heart. And it's an American icon that is warning me: American Airlines.READ»

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Five Innovative New Year's Resolutions

BY Kaihan KrippendorffTue Dec 21, 2010

The authors of "The Innovator's DNA" have spent six years interviewing thousands of innovative businesspeople and concluded there are five key traits innovators share. Their conclusions suggest some interesting New Year's resolutions for those wishing to make 2011 a more innovative year.READ»

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Vick Lesson #4: Control Your Backdrop

BY Kaihan KrippendorffFri Dec 17, 2010

The context in which people observe you--the people you sit next to, the rooms you occupy--has an enormous impact on their perceptions of you.READ»

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Michael Vick Lesson #3: Get Noticed

BY Kaihan KrippendorffThu Dec 16, 2010

Even if you get the narrative you desire, you will not build power unless you are also noticed.READ»

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