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Launching A Business In A New Industry? 15 Important Things To Do First
The members of Forbes Business Council share 15 things leaders should do when considering launching their next venture in a new industry. Follow these steps to prepare your new startup for success.
Service Design That Is Good For Profit And Planet
Global warming has already transformed life beyond recognition, and businesses must be aware of their contribution to climate change and take action. If you think this might be difficult, here are some simple steps to start.
Three Perspectives On Successfully 'Servitizing' Your Business
Converting products into services has been a successful strategy pursued not only by software companies but also by direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands like Dollar Shave Club.
14 Key Steps To Building A Sustainable Business
14 associates from Forbes Business Council share their insight into how a business can achieve sustainability, and explain why the factors they mention are so crucial to this goal.
Merging small and big data to create seamless Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) experiences
By overriding middle-man, service agents and wholesale chains, Direct-to-Consumer (D2C) brands have opened a new path for online success, through delivering products from the source, right to the hands of the consumer. Consumer spending online has also gone up exponentially with the spread of coronavirus…
Post-Pandemic Ambitions: Taking control over life by doing it themselves
The most obvious aspect of the post-pandemic superhero is the digital lifestyle, as the online customer base grows and Gen Z is more open-minded to purely digital platforms. Learn about routines of the new consumer, in which it’s digital that keeps things interesting.
Post-Pandemic Motivations: In continuous search of the truth.
The most obvious aspect of the post-pandemic superhero is the digital lifestyle, as the online customer base grows and Gen Z is more open-minded to purely digital platforms. Learn about routines of the new consumer, in which it’s digital that keeps things interesting.
Post-Pandemic Consumption: Conscious living becomes a mass mindset.
The most obvious aspect of the post-pandemic superhero is the digital lifestyle, as the online customer base grows and Gen Z is more open-minded to purely digital platforms. Learn about routines of the new consumer, in which it’s digital that keeps things interesting.
Post-Pandemic Routines: It’s digital that keeps life interesting.
The most obvious aspect of the post-pandemic superhero is the digital lifestyle, as the online customer base grows and Gen Z is more open-minded to purely digital platforms. Learn about routines of the new consumer, in which it’s digital that keeps things interesting.
Have you met your consumer of 2021?
Out of the ashes of 2020 came a new consumer. And although the pandemic isn't over yet, consumer behavior, motivations and routines have changed forever.
Why blended services are the future of business?
We spend more time behind screens than ever before, especially in a socially-distanced world, where services are digital-first. Learn about blended services and how can they help in delivering human empathy on the digital layer.
The 10 sexiest brands that reimagined their industries in 2020
Get to know the secrets behind a car company that doesn’t sell cars, a telehealth company that disrupts women’s health and a 1 billion large community that is also a concert place and a videogame.
Disrupt sales: Uberize, Shopstream and DTC
Sales has gotten an entirely new dimension in 2020. With physical contact limited to 1,5 meters or retail shops closed, companies better have a Plan B. Early adopters have successfully adopted innovative strategies.
The future of Health in 4 trends.
Innovation and care have always been a difficult combination. The complex ecosystem of hospitals, general practitioners, health apps, therapists, healthcare institutions, pharmacists and health insurers makes the adoption of new services and business models viscous.
Telehealth and customer-centric services
A quick exploration of a new health landscape with industry experts. Culminating two weeks of emphasis on the health sector, we welcomed numerous innovators from the health sector to discuss health innovation in a ‘TogetherApart economy’.
Energy Transition in Europe
Listen to the second episode of Coffee & Innovation Talks, with our special guest Alexander Goos, Business Creation Officer at EIT InnoEnergy.
Mental Health and Home Diagnosis
While entire industries like tourism are on hold, Pharma, Mental Health, and e-health are booming and breaking old paradigms such as the acceleration of Telehealth. These shifts are shaping what every company calls the new normal.
5 questions to stop making useless products
Does the perfect useless product exist? Absolutely. In fact, it’s the most important reason why startups fail. In a study among failed startups, the number 1 reason was that their product didn’t fit a market need.