Business people know that you have to choose carefully what you do first. If you don’t have or cannot access the talent you need, results will always be poor. For that reason, many successful firms are founded by top performers with a new business model concept that their former employer showed no interest in pursuing.

Wouldn’t it be nice to have more customers? You will if you focus on developing improved business models that increase general prosperity as well as the size of your industry.

When should you start on another generation of business model innovation? This article uses an example from the technology industry to show that an early start is essential, long before your current business model starts to run out of steam.

Creating successful new business models is a lot like chess: You have to plan several moves in advance. In this article, you will learn how a core insight can drive continuing business model innovation in the way that a chess strategy helps crown a champion.

Many organizations optimize the close-in opportunities that match what they have been doing. More can be accomplished by looking at what whole new areas of development await for which you have proprietary advantages.