ideafaktory

Subscribers Only: Google Strategy Part II: The Deep Dive

Steve Faktor — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:30:15 +0000

This chart is just a teaser for this subscriber-only update to my Deconstructing Google Strategy article in Forbes. Below is a deep-dive for IdeaFaktory subscribers, who will get about a week head start on premium content before I shamelessly pimp it out to the world. To watch it, just log in to the site below. Did I say “watch”? Yes. As ...

The post Subscribers Only: Google Strategy Part II: The Deep Dive appeared first on IdeaFaktory and was written by Steve Faktor.

First Manufacturing, Now It’s Bye Bye Tech [via LinkedIn Influencer]

Steve Faktor — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:17:18 +0000

This is a repost of Steve Faktor’s original article on LinkedIn Influencer. It’s not fair to single out Apple when it comes to tax avoidance. Every big company uses loopholes and buys fresh ones at the Congressional Campaign gift shop. The New Republic made an interesting connection between all these unpaid taxes and nonstop lobbying for cheaper, indentured H1-B tech workers. This is the same thing manufacturing ...

The post First Manufacturing, Now It’s Bye Bye Tech [via LinkedIn Influencer] appeared first on IdeaFaktory and was written by Steve Faktor.

On Forbes: Deconstructing Google’s Strategy: Will Google Eat Your Business Next?

Steve Faktor — Fri, 24 May 2013 14:09:03 +0000

This is a re-reprint of Steve Faktor’s original article in Forbes. After Google’s I/O announcements, I flashed back to a dozen or so conversations I’ve had with executives and entrepreneurs about what Google is doing. Reading between the lines, some imagined buying yachts after a Google acquisition. Others feared downgrading to an inner tube if Google entered their space. The best way ...

The post On Forbes: Deconstructing Google’s Strategy: Will Google Eat Your Business Next? appeared first on IdeaFaktory and was written by Steve Faktor.

On Forbes: 10 New Rules for Mobile Payments and Loyalty Startups

Steve Faktor — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:02:39 +0000

This is a repost of Steve Faktor’s original Forbes article My business is helping companies speed up innovation – often by partnering with tech startups. A wilder ride compared to my days leading innovation at Fortune 100 companies. But lately, I’ve experienced enough déjà vu to get a platinum medical marijuana card. Maybe you’ve heard of “multiple discovery”. The theory says that similar inventions happen ...

The post On Forbes: 10 New Rules for Mobile Payments and Loyalty Startups appeared first on IdeaFaktory and was written by Steve Faktor.

Measure Twice, Cut Once – Before Your Scissors Rust (via LinkedIn Influencer)

Steve Faktor — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:30:22 +0000

This is a re-post of Steve Faktor’s original article on Linkedin Today (via LinkedIn’s INfluencer program) I don’t remember exactly when my dad told me to “measure twice and cut once”, but it must have been right before I nearly sawed my fingers off doing one of our many tenement improvement projects. My family and I immigrated to the US from the Soviet ...

The post Measure Twice, Cut Once – Before Your Scissors Rust (via LinkedIn Influencer) appeared first on IdeaFaktory and was written by Steve Faktor.

The iPad Mini: Two Weeks of (First World) Suffering with an Adult Toy

Steve Faktor — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:24:33 +0000

This is a free bonus post for registered users only. Just log in (below) or via social network (on the right). I had to get an iPad for a startup I’m working with. Despite my tireless dedication to their cause, I also tried to squeeze some pleasure from this adult toy. Like finding a Porsche on Gilligan’s Island, this ...

The post The iPad Mini: Two Weeks of (First World) Suffering with an Adult Toy appeared first on IdeaFaktory and was written by Steve Faktor.

Podcast: The Future of US Innovation and Rise of Producerism

Steve Faktor — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 07:25:45 +0000

Stream audio only: I had a great conversation with Yifat Cohen about what I see happening in the global economy, the future of American Innovation and what you can do about it. It’s the first time I’ve spoken in such detail about some of the core ideas in my book, Econovation. Get ready for the end of consumerism and rise ...

The post Podcast: The Future of US Innovation and Rise of Producerism appeared first on IdeaFaktory and was written by Steve Faktor.

How to Choose The Perfect Business Idea For You [via LinkedIn Today]

Steve Faktor — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 16:26:47 +0000

This is a re-post of Steve Faktor’s original article on Linkedin Today (via LinkedIn’s INfluencer program) Lately, several executives and aspiring entrepreneurs have asked me the same terrifying question: “What should I do next?” I’m not sure how I became Dr. Phil for anxious professionals, but suddenly I’m fighting the urge to grow a bushy, un-ironic mustache. Maybe writing a book about the future of ...

The post How to Choose The Perfect Business Idea For You [via LinkedIn Today] appeared first on IdeaFaktory and was written by Steve Faktor.

Steve Faktor on Finding Fulfillment in the Digital Workplace (CMS Wire Interview)

Steve Faktor — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:11:45 +0000

An interview I did with CMS Wire: Steve Faktor on Finding Fulfillment in the Digital Workplace. By Blake Landau (@blakelandau) Jan 21, 2013 Steve Faktor is the author of Econovation and the Harvard Business Review article “Happiness Will Not Be Downloaded.” Faktor is an entrepreneur, futurist and digital commerce expert. He was a senior executive at American Express, Citi and MasterCard. Faktor ...

The post Steve Faktor on Finding Fulfillment in the Digital Workplace (CMS Wire Interview) appeared first on IdeaFaktory and was written by Steve Faktor.

On LinkedIn Today: Unrig It Yourself! [A New Year's Intervention of Hope - for Doers]

Steve Faktor — Wed, 16 Jan 2013 21:50:06 +0000

This is a re-post of Steve Faktor’s original article on Linkedin Today (via LinkedIn’s INfluencer program) Before the holiday, Matt Damon was quoted saying “the system is rigged.” Immediately, I felt horrible. If the world is against this handsome, famous millionaire, what hope does a business hobbit like me have? It’s not the first time I’ve heard this feel-bad, defeatist mantra. It was a cornerstone ...

The post On LinkedIn Today: Unrig It Yourself! [A New Year's Intervention of Hope - for Doers] appeared first on IdeaFaktory and was written by Steve Faktor.