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The Entrepreneur’s Dilemma

Two of my all time favorite books are Clayton Christensen’s The Innovator’s Dilemma and The Innovator’s Solution. Both are must-reads for anyone working in a high growth technology field. The central premise that underlies the series is that it’s very

Andrew Eifler October 4, 2015 Product Management 3 Comments Read more

The Magic of Unconference

I spent the last few days at the WPP Stream (Un)Conference in Marathon, Greece with our close business partners at Xaxis and GroupM. First off – I have to say that Stream was hands-down the best conference I’ve ever been

Andrew Eifler October 26, 2014 Advertising 1 Comment Read more

Boerum Apparel

For the very first time this weekend, when I was getting dressed in the morning, I thought to myself: where did my shirt come from?  Where did the materials come from to make my pants?  Were the people that manufactured

Andrew Eifler September 15, 2014 Economics 1 Comment Read more

Discovery Driven Planning

As the weather gets warmer and Q3 approaches, most companies are starting to think about business planning for next year.  In light of planning season I wanted to write just one more short entry based on learnings from Clayton Christensen’s The

Andrew Eifler June 9, 2013 Business, technology 3 Comments Read more

When to Choose an Integrated vs Modular Product Architecture

Over the past few months I’ve been reading through chapters of The Innovator’s Solution by Clayton M. Christensen.  It’s written in pretty thick business jargon so it takes a little while to get through, but the content is pure gold. 

Andrew Eifler May 5, 2013 Ad Tech, Business 5 Comments Read more

Lessons from the Clothing Industry

After a hard morning workout, my favorite thing to do is relax in the sauna and chat with my friends at the gym.  Usually the conversation is pretty light (predominantly news, sports, weather) but every now and then we’ll chat

Andrew Eifler April 28, 2013 Business 1 Comment Read more

Steve Jobs

Like many other technology enthusiasts, I was very sad last week when I learned that Steve Jobs passed away. There is no doubt that he will be remembered as a global thought leader, tastemaker and transformative figure in the technology,

Andrew Eifler October 9, 2011 Business, Life 1 Comment Read more

Human Innovation – Past and Future

A few weeks ago I picked up Jared Diamond’s ‘Guns Germs and Steel’ and read through a couple chapters.  I read the book right after college, but just now, looking back through Diamond’s thorough exploration on the origins of human

Andrew Eifler September 18, 2011 Life, technology No Comments Read more

The Adjacent Possible

When was the last time you heard or read about a revolutionary technology or idea? Here is a random assortment: The Printing Press The Hybrid Electric Engine Facebook The iPad It would be hard to argue that any of these

Andrew Eifler August 21, 2011 Life, technology No Comments Read more

Resistance to Change

It seems that every once in a while an innovation comes around that is so revolutionary that stirs public outcry by those who think the innovation will jeopardize their way of life. The most recent example are mobile-oriented technologies such

Andrew Eifler May 1, 2011 Life No Comments Read more
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