Tim DarlinginLessons from HistoryLessons on Corporate Growth and Culture from the American Civil WarIn the early years of the war (1861–1863), all soldiers were volunteers. They were paid a salary to serve, but they were there because they…Jun 6, 2021Jun 6, 2021
Tim Darling4 Attributes of the Most Successful Companies, According to McKinseyMcKinsey has analyzed 2,400 of the largest companies over the past fifteen years and calculated the relative impact of forty variables on…Dec 23, 2020Dec 23, 2020
Tim DarlinginAgile InsiderRevenue Growth and ROIC Are All That MatterAnd they both matter about equallyDec 22, 2020Dec 22, 2020
Tim DarlinginProduct CoalitionThere are 18 Sources of Competitive Advantage.Which Ones Do You Have? Are You Maximising Your Use of Them?Nov 11, 2020Nov 11, 2020
Tim DarlingShould You Sign Your First Customers for Free?It’s been my experience that you learn much more when serving your first couple of clients that any other point in your product’s or…Sep 20, 2020Sep 20, 2020
Tim DarlingPayPal’s Strategy and How It Evolved Over TimeLessons for founders, startups, and entrepreneurs on what a strategy is and how it can evolveAug 23, 20202Aug 23, 20202
Tim DarlingCan You Scale Your Company Without Losing Your Identity?This is Part 17/18 in the series “How to Build an Innovative New Product or Company” on the topic of how to scale up a product and company…Aug 21, 2020Aug 21, 2020
Tim DarlinginAgile InsiderHow to Prove Your Product is Creating ImpactThis is Part 18/18 in the series “How to Build an Innovative New Product or Company,” on the topic of how to measure the value and ROI…Jul 27, 2020Jul 27, 2020
Tim DarlingDo Your Marketing, Sales, and Product Materials Tell the Same Continuous Story?From a users’ perspective, the value in having the messages they experience from your website and other places in the marketing and sales…Jul 2, 2020Jul 2, 2020
Tim DarlinginAgile InsiderTake a Lesson From Google, Intel and Others: Use OKRs Instead of Product RoadmapsThis is Part 16/18 in the series, “How to Build an Innovative New Product or Company,” on the topic of using quarterly, bottoms-up…May 11, 2020May 11, 2020