Silos squash potential. At Howbridge, our experience shows that sustainable success sits at the crossroads of three elements: offerings, organizational dynamics and opportunities. In this blog post, we explain the O3 effect and our approach to creating continuous growth. Building a venture is filled with inflection points—none of them easy. But too often, companies face
Entrepreneurs, journalists, musicians and artists alike are in a perpetual pursuit of innovation. Our focus concentrates on the future. Wondering about the past is deemed a waste of time and the present moment is largely overlooked for the feelings of stagnation that accompany it. Startup founders want to imagine a future that nobody has yet
A Short History In 1997, Netflix Founders Marc Randolph and Reed Hastings felt irritated by Blockbuster’s $40 late return-fee. This frustration led them to the idea of renting DVDs by mail using a subscription model and the seed of what we now know as Netflix was planted. By 2000, Hastings and Randolph offered to sell
The workplace has transformed dramatically within the last 50 years, with a highly accelerated change transpiring throughout the pandemic. We have shifted from strictly physical spaces to hybrid and fully remote environments – the idea of home offices have transitioned from being superfluous to essential. Creating a cohesive team of individuals who meaningfully contribute to
Take a moment to imagine an exceptional leader. Who comes to mind? What are their character traits? What makes this leader great? Now, consider something more critical to loyalty and followership: how does this leader make you feel? Is it inspired, energized, and creative? Or intimidated, tense, and controlled? The much admired former CEO (and
When striving for growth, founders, executives and financial officers put an inordinate amount of focus on the consumer value proposition. But what if you shifted your focus to a value proposition that has a much more long-term impact: your ability to attract and retain top talent? The most important transactions you make in your business
Whether at launch, growth, or transition stages, companies who want to make meaningful change face complex challenges.
“What do you do?” This is one of the most common questions people ask when they meet someone new. What if the question became: “do you love what you do?”
“There is a big difference between being an organization with a vision statement and becoming a truly visionary organization,” writes author Jim Collins in his article Aligning Action and Values.
