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Innovation-Driven Entrepreneurship




                               Brent Townshend
Monday, July 2, 12                                        1
My first job


                              “Skills-Driven”
                             Entrepreneurship




Monday, July 2, 12                              2
My first job




                            Revenue
                                      0    1    2     3

                                          Employees



Monday, July 2, 12                                        2
Bell Labs
                     Corporate Innovation




Monday, July 2, 12                          3
“Feel the Need”

                     Personal Need

                     Imagining what
                       others need

                       AND,
                                Users often miss
                                  disruptive
                              change opportunities

Monday, July 2, 12                                   4
Bootstrap Financing Cycle




                     Presales


                                Breakeven




Monday, July 2, 12                                    6
Ordinate - Language Testing




Monday, July 2, 12                                 7
Monday, July 2, 12   8
Flavors of Innovation

        USE IT                                  SELL IT
                               Internal




                           Externally Visible

Monday, July 2, 12                                        9
Innovation vs Operations
                              100%




                              75%
               Gross Margin




                              50%

                                                           Traditional
                                                           Innovative Processes
                              25%                          Unique Prod/Service
                                                           Pure invention


                               0%
                                              Innovation

Monday, July 2, 12                                                                13
Value Chain




                                   Michael Porter, 1985
Monday, July 2, 12                                        14
Value Chain




                                   Michael Porter, 1985
Monday, July 2, 12                                        14
56k Modem

                     ✦   No product/No service
                     ✦   Pure innovation/invention
                     ✦   Leverage IP maximally




Monday, July 2, 12                                   15
56k Modem




Monday, July 2, 12               16
Scales of Innovation
               ✦     Innovate in HOW (internal methods)
               ✦     Innovate in WHAT (product includes innovation)
                     ✦   Ordinate test
               ✦     PROVIDE the innovation (others incorporate the innovation)
                     ✦   56k Modem
               ✦     New DOMAINS of innovation (entire field is new)

Monday, July 2, 12                                                                17
A New Frontier:
                              Synthetic Biology

                     ✦   New field = new problems/solutions
                         ✦   opportunity: first to innovate/invent




Monday, July 2, 12                                                  18
Genetic Switches
                               ✦   Programmed completely by
                                   sequence of DNA
                               ✦   Analysis/characterization
                                   using next generation
                                   sequencing
                               ✦   Large data/analysis
                                   requirements


Monday, July 2, 12                                             19
Lessons Learned
                                           Innovation

                     Return/Employee




                                       1     10               100   1000

                                                  Employees


Monday, July 2, 12                                                         20
Bigger Lesson



                     BIG           CHANGE
                            is easier
                       than people realize

Monday, July 2, 12                           21
Hvala!


                     Questions?



Monday, July 2, 12                22

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Innovation driven entrepreneurship

  • 1. Innovation-Driven Entrepreneurship Brent Townshend Monday, July 2, 12 1
  • 2. My first job “Skills-Driven” Entrepreneurship Monday, July 2, 12 2
  • 3. My first job Revenue 0 1 2 3 Employees Monday, July 2, 12 2
  • 4. Bell Labs Corporate Innovation Monday, July 2, 12 3
  • 5. “Feel the Need” Personal Need Imagining what others need AND, Users often miss disruptive change opportunities Monday, July 2, 12 4
  • 6. Bootstrap Financing Cycle Presales Breakeven Monday, July 2, 12 6
  • 7. Ordinate - Language Testing Monday, July 2, 12 7
  • 9. Flavors of Innovation USE IT SELL IT Internal Externally Visible Monday, July 2, 12 9
  • 10. Innovation vs Operations 100% 75% Gross Margin 50% Traditional Innovative Processes 25% Unique Prod/Service Pure invention 0% Innovation Monday, July 2, 12 13
  • 11. Value Chain Michael Porter, 1985 Monday, July 2, 12 14
  • 12. Value Chain Michael Porter, 1985 Monday, July 2, 12 14
  • 13. 56k Modem ✦ No product/No service ✦ Pure innovation/invention ✦ Leverage IP maximally Monday, July 2, 12 15
  • 15. Scales of Innovation ✦ Innovate in HOW (internal methods) ✦ Innovate in WHAT (product includes innovation) ✦ Ordinate test ✦ PROVIDE the innovation (others incorporate the innovation) ✦ 56k Modem ✦ New DOMAINS of innovation (entire field is new) Monday, July 2, 12 17
  • 16. A New Frontier: Synthetic Biology ✦ New field = new problems/solutions ✦ opportunity: first to innovate/invent Monday, July 2, 12 18
  • 17. Genetic Switches ✦ Programmed completely by sequence of DNA ✦ Analysis/characterization using next generation sequencing ✦ Large data/analysis requirements Monday, July 2, 12 19
  • 18. Lessons Learned Innovation Return/Employee 1 10 100 1000 Employees Monday, July 2, 12 20
  • 19. Bigger Lesson BIG CHANGE is easier than people realize Monday, July 2, 12 21
  • 20. Hvala! Questions? Monday, July 2, 12 22