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So many people tell me that they aren't creative or they aren't innovative, and it's just not true.

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Scott D. Anthony
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: February 22
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Anytime you see a constrained market, where consumption is limited to those who have special skills or are wealthy, that signals an opportunity for innovation.
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Three of our core corporate values are inclusiveness, collaboration, and humility.
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The reality is customers lie - not because they want to want to deceive you, but because they don't do a good job of predicting what they will do in the future.
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Of course, it is worth it to take the time to think carefully through your assumptions, and ensure you at least have hypotheses around how you will create value. But use the analysis as a way to focus attention on the most critical assumptions, rather than spend a ton of time massaging the numbers.
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It's very easy to skip steps when documenting an idea.
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I think it is only in hindsight that you can determine whether something is a mistake or not.
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Good innovators are careful observers, network extensively, run experiments, ask lots of questions, and find ways to bring diverse ideas together. Overarching all of this is an intrinsic interest in working through puzzles.
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The sad truth is as difficult as the first mile can be for entrepreneurs, it is doubly tough inside most large companies as innovators can face some significant headwinds.
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There's a general belief that failure is the friend of the innovator, but I've come to view it a different way.
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A spreadsheet for an innovative idea reports the mathematical relationship between made up numbers. You can't cash a spreadsheet.
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If you work on a new product launch, spent time in a new geography, or work to develop a completely new skill, you have no choice but to figure out new ways to solve problems.
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Now, I worry a bit about the TEDification of the world where style trumps substance, so hopefully you have a good blend of both!
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Almost every disruption starts at the perceived fringes of today's market.
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All disruptive innovators make it easier and more affordable for people to do what matters to them, and follow a strategy that doesn't at first glance make sense to the market leader.
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People who live in more than two countries are more successful innovators.
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If you are trying to improve the performance of existing operations in known markets, it is an analytical problem where it's just a question of aligning your execution engine in the right way. If it is about creating something new and different, you can't derive the right answer analytically.
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Innovation is doubly hard inside big companies.
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Think about how much it costs to learn more. Sometimes you want to build confidence by knocking off the easy things.
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Make sure that you take the time to think about how other companies might respond to your idea, both those companies already in the market you plan to target as well as others that might imagine targeting that market.
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