I have blogged about BeamWise™ in “BeamWise Blends Biophotonic and Model Based Design Expertise” A First look at BeamWise in Operation” If you are interested in getting a closer look, Kinetic River will be demonstrating it in booth 8639 at the BiOS Conference February 1-2, 2014. If you don’t want to wait that long contact Giacomo Vacca […]
BeamWise Demo For BiOS 2014 Read More »
A look back at what I have learned from writing, starting in high school, with a focus on the last seven years working on the SKMurphy blog.
7 Years & 1226 Blog Posts: Lessons Learned So Far Read More »
SKMurphy Mastermind groups have a unique high-technology focus and are limited to eight qualified members. We guide a small group of peers to brainstorm and critique your critical business issues. Our use of ‘workout buddies’ provides a level of feedback and joint accountability that will help you to become more effective. Entrepreneurs have the opportunity to
Two Mastermind Open House Events in November and December Read More »
On Veterans Day 2013 I am grateful to the men and women who have put themselves in harms way to protect our way of life.
I am trying out a new talk on “What is Lean? – Lean Innovation 101” at the SF Bay ACM on Wed-Nov-20-2013. Here is a brief description: “Lean” provides a scientific approach for creating a product and developing new businesses. Teams can iteratively build products or services to meet the needs of early customers by
Lean Innovation 101 at SF Bay ACM Nov-20-2013 Read More »
Q: Can you please take a look at this pitch. I have created it as a promo for investors and potential users. Selling your offering to customers and selling your business to investors requires two different presentations They have fundamentally different questions they need answered before they “buy.” Customers want to understand how your product
Don’t Give Your Investor Pitch To Customers, They Have Different Questions Read More »
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Quotes For Entrepreneurs–October 2013 Read More »
A deconstruction of the “How to Change Cars Forever” commercial for redesigned Dodge Dart as a distillation of engineering vision and an analysis of results
Balancing Engineering Vision vs. Customer Expectation Read More »
If you are planning a new service offering, involving technologies and social interactions between customers, this clinic on minimum viable service can help you learn your way out of conflicting assumptions, lack of relevant data, difficulty understanding service value, and resource constraints. This is especially the case if you need to get adoption by a
MVP Clinic for Social/Community Apps Wed-Oct-23 Read More »
Dr. Giacomo Vacca of Kinetic River will present a briefing on BeamWise™ at the Twenty-Third Cytometry Development Workshop in Asilomar today. Here is a silent four minute video of some key aspects of BeamWise operation he will narrate live as a part of the briefing. Tapio Karras of Design Parametrics will also be on hand to
A First Look at BeamWise In Operation Read More »
When planning a presentation or talk start with the key elements you want the audience to take away
Is The Stream Of Your Presentation Stocked With Fish For Your Audience? Read More »
My workspace is a “wilderness of free association” that leaves me surrounded by projects in process that in many cases represent insurmountable opportunities. My desktop is also a matrix of files that makes some people intensely uncomfortable when they see it.
In a Wilderness of Free Association Surrounded by Insurmountable Opportunities Read More »
Whether you call it the status quo, the current order, the way things are, or vested interests, the present arrangement is what entrepreneurs strive to obsolete by offering something better, faster, cheaper, or just different.
Getting The Band Together To Overthrow The Current Order Read More »
Another excerpt from Peter Cohan’s very insightful new article “Stunningly Awful vs. Truly Terrific Competitive Differentiation – What, When, and How” From the customers’ perspective vendors are “differentiating”, positively or negatively, with every contact, every meeting, and every deliverable. Let’s explore possible negative differentiation first. How do you feel about: Vendors that cold call you – repeatedly?
Peter Cohan: Differentiating Your Offers Starts With The First Contact Read More »
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Join us next Saturday October 5 at 1:45 for the “Working for Equity Startup CEO Panel,” an exploration of what’s really involved in getting a technology startup off the ground. We have four entrepreneurs, an artist, an athlete, a scientist, and a community organizer, who will share lessons learned and take questions from the audience.
SVCC 2013 Work for Equity Panel of Startup Founders Announced Read More »
PATCA is a non-profit organization created in 1975 specifically to help connect businesses and independent consultants. I was invited to take part in a PACA panel on “The Consulting Landscape: Forward Looking Skills and Practices” on Thursday June 13, 2013. It offered me a chance to clarify my thinking on the future of professional consulting and
Remarks from “Future of Professional Consulting” at PATCA June-13-2013 Read More »
Peter Cohan has a very insightful new article out, “Stunningly Awful vs. Truly Terrific Competitive Differentiation – What, When, and How“, that outlines how to use discovery conversations to enable effective product differentiation. What follows are some excerpts with additional commentary but the entire article is worth reading.
Peter Cohan: Discovery Conversations Enable Effective Product Differentiation Read More »
Register for “How to Invent” for free Udemy course at http://www.udemy.com/how-to-invent/ “How To Invent” is a step-by-step guide for non-inventors to start inventing. It is organized as screencast lectures, practice sessions, and quizzes. It offers process for capturing on paper key ideas in your head that you want to document as intellectual property and possibly
Don’t Miss “Capturing Intellectual Property” Silicon Valley Workshop Oct-19-2013 Read More »
We are reprising our “Working for Equity” CEO Panel for the fourth year at the 2013 Silicon Valley Code Camp. Here is the current write-up, we will be adding panelists’ bios in a few days. Many of us in Silicon Valley seek either to found or to be an early employee at a technology startup.
Working For Equity CEO Panel Returns to Silicon Valley Code Camp 2013 Read More »
