Lean Startup
Why The Mom Test is still one of the best startup books
Recently, we worked together with author Rob Fitzpatrick to translate The Mom Test into Dutch. It’s one of the first books that we recommend to
Articles from GroundControl
Innovation Practice
The Wizard of Oz Prototyping VS Concierge Testing
The best way to validate a value proposition is by testing if the solution delivers the value the customer is looking for. To test your
Staff Picks
Airbnb: How rent payment struggles can give you an idea for a billion-dollar company
The story of how Airbnb started is a great example of “how startups learn by experimenting”. As the founders stumbled upon the idea of Airbnb
Staff Picks
Spotify: How a startup from Sweden changed the music industry
This blog is the first of a series of articles on famous companies and the search for their working business model. In 2006, Spotify was
Staff Picks
6 Major companies that failed to innovate in time
The reason why major companies fail to innovate isn’t caused by a lack of willingness to do so. Rather, the problem is that they’re too
Innovation Accounting
Frequently asked questions about Innovation Accounting
GroundControl is heavily built around the principles of Innovation Accounting to measure innovation success. If you’ve used our platform before or read about it, that
Staff Picks
The Top 5 Innovation Books For 2020
It is easy to get overwhelmed with all the material that is written on innovation in 2020. You want to learn the most relevant information
Innovation Ecosystem
The 5 conditions for professionalizing innovation
If you want to allow innovation to blossom in your company, you need a separate corprate governance system to support it. This will allow you
Measuring Innovation Portfolio
The best way to start measuring innovation
Here at GroundControl, we’ve seen that some managers don’t (initially) like to add startups to their portfolios when trying our product. Instead we see them
Measuring Innovation Portfolio
How to measure that innovations are moving forward
We struggle to iterate quickly – I’d like to identify metrics to demonstrate that innovations are moving forward? This challenge from the first Group Call at Innov8ers
Measuring Innovation Portfolio
The 3 innovation KPIs you should measure to get started with innovation accounting
How to start with innovation accounting? We start with measuring the following three innovation KPIs from corporate startups.
Innovation Ecosystem
The Innovation Management matrix
Setting up a dedicated management system for startup innovation is something that can be only done if there is a clear way of deciding what is what. Ultimately this is one of the necessary steps in professionalising innovation within your company.
