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…·3 min read·Jun 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…·3 min read·Dec 23, 2020----
Tim DarlinginAgile InsiderRevenue Growth and ROIC Are All That MatterAnd they both matter about equally·6 min read·Dec 22, 2020----
Tim DarlinginProduct CoalitionThere are 18 Sources of Competitive Advantage.Which Ones Do You Have? Are You Maximising Your Use of Them?·7 min read·Nov 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…·4 min read·Sep 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 evolve·4 min read·Aug 23, 2020--2--2
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…·3 min read·Aug 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…6 min read·Jul 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…5 min read·Jul 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…9 min read·May 11, 2020----
