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How IBM, Intuit, and Rich Products Became More Customer-Centric

Harvard Business Review

In this article we look at three very different organizations – IBM, Rich Products, and Intuit – and the three different paths they have taken in reconfiguring their operations for more customer intimacy, by changing methods, reengineering processes, and transforming culture. IBM: Applying a Hybrid Design-Thinking Approach.

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Start-ups: Before You Launch Your Product, Start With a Service

Harvard Business Review

Andy’s research was financed by DARPA at the university. In our incubation methodology at 1M/1M , we actively encourage entrepreneurs to engage in services businesses. Through these kinds of dialogues, entrepreneurs diagnose real pain-points in customers, and end up building products that customers are willing to pay for.