InnerVentures

  • The inevitability of change and the delight of growth

    There are a couple of changes of which I speak that I am currently being confronted with. One by choice and the other foisted upon me. Both challenging but also absolutely welcome. That’s because of how I view change – it’s inevitability but also the opportunity it provides for growth. I be like, Death never…

    Stephen Danelutti

  • Old IT versus new IT as enablers of business

    I am referring to Information Technology departments, in case you were wondering. And it’s not IT per se that is the blocker but their mindsets. IT has traditionally played a disproportionate role in the diffusion of technology in a company, since they were seen as technology adoption leaders and so determined how the rest of…

    Stephen Danelutti

  • Dinosaurs can dance – the Microsoft story

    As I approach 10 years at Microsoft (disclosure), I can honestly say that when I started here, I didn’t think I would be here that long. Granted it was not an uninterrupted 10 years. I left in 2016 for two years. But the fact I returned is a testament to Microsoft’s transformation. And that is…

    Stephen Danelutti

  • Launching a business in a recession – 4 of 4 – Selling

    This is a post in a series of four detailing how you can start a business during a recession (find them all eventually under the startup innovation tag). I think it is a commonly held view that we are about to enter into or are already in a recession. For whatever reason you are thinking…

    Stephen Danelutti

  • Launching a business in a recession – 3 of 4 – Pre-Launch

    This is a post in a series of four detailing how you can start a business during a recession (find them all eventually under the startup innovation tag). I think it is a commonly held view that we are about to enter into or are already in a recession. For whatever reason you are thinking…

    Stephen Danelutti

  • Launching a business in a recession – 2 of 4 – Branding

    This is a post in a series of four detailing how you can start a business during a recession (find them all eventually under the startup innovation tag). I think it is a commonly held view that we are about to enter into or are already in a recession. For whatever reason you are thinking…

    Stephen Danelutti

  • Launching a business in a recession – 1 of 4 – Business Planning

    This is a post in a series of four detailing how you can start a business during a recession (find them all eventually under the startup innovation tag). I think it is a commonly held view that we are about to enter into or are already in a recession. For whatever reason you are thinking…

    Stephen Danelutti

  • A jobs to be done primer to transform your innovation thinking

    Tony Ulwick, Founder of Strategyn and leading proponent of Jobs to be Done (JTBD) theory and innovation thinker extraordinaire, ran a webinar the other day. I could not attend due to the time it was being held but I did watch the recording that was sent out to registrants. Fascinating stuff and here are my…

    Stephen Danelutti

  • Managing innovation is a misnomer – better to prepare for serendipity

    I’ve been involved in many innovation activities in the past, from participating in and supporting hackathons, corporate ventures to being involved with startups. I’ve observed that often times, best results come not from better management, but from being ready to pounce when serendipity presents its sweet opportunities. Okay maybe startups are slightly different in that…

    Stephen Danelutti

  • Microsoft 365 customer questions – Power Platform and Teams Hackathon tips

    This was not so much a question as a request to present to all the hackers participating in the company hackathon in a launch event. I put a few slides together, here they are in a pdf below. Below that, a few notes of elaboration on the slides that I think need it. This follows…

    Stephen Danelutti

  • Starting a business remote first – 10 priorities

    I mentor startups from time to time, in my spare time. I am doing so at the moment with one. I am bringing my past experience to bear starting and working in startups and I’ve also written an eBook on a related subject. In the current case though, it’s more my current experience I am…

    Stephen Danelutti

  • Hackathons the MVP and lean startup

    I’ve been doing a lot of work recently supporting customers with their hackathon efforts. It’s been especially focused on use of Microsoft Power Platform and Teams as core technology platforms underpinning the hackathons. I captured a best practice story about that and this is based on the many hackathons I’ve been involved in over the…

    Stephen Danelutti

  • How to overcome the innovation predicament – the term versus the spirit

    I’ve observed before how everyone wants innovation but no one wants to innovate. The essence of that observation roughly 6 months ago was that although the talk of and need for innovation (from company executives) was high, interest in the topic wasn’t (from punters). Not much has changed since except the gap has probably grown.…

    Stephen Danelutti

  • Business Apps are Booming – Catch the Wave

    Stephen Danelutti