Analysis of ‘innovations’ & their ‘market’
A collection of some of the most
interesting business lessons
What is innovation? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2
NK0WR2GtFs
Are they a failure?
The answer is ‘NO’. All inventions
whether successful or not are
good for mankind. They all lead to
new idea’s and better products.
Not all innovations are high tech
http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/gadgets-electronics/stories/5-low-tech-innovations-making-a-difference-in-the-developing
http://aliteroflight.org
The least expensive boat made from bottles (Cambodia)
A fridge which doesn’t use electricity India ‘Jugaad Innovation’
http://www.ssireview.org/articles/entry/
jugaad_innovation_think_frugal_be_flexible_gener
ate_breakthrough_growth
Adoption of www.internet.com
The era of social networks
Niche social networks
www.flixster.com
www.classmates.com
www.little1.in
The rise of Crowd Funding
Kickstarter
Gofundme
RockethubIndiegogo
Do you know what was one the best inventions of the 21st century according Times(top 10 chart’13) .
KICKSTARTER http://www.time.com/time/specials/packag
es/article/0,28804,2029497_2030652_202
9823,00.
html
The most oversubscribed Kickstarter Campaign
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/techno
logy-
17740574
Lockitron
https://lockitron.com/preorder
The future of music (Jamstik)
Striving on Cost Advantage (Prof. Porter)
Telepathy1 / Google Glass
Niche products! Focus
/Parrot ar drone
/Lifeproof http://www.lifeproof.com/en/ipad/?path=TopNav
/Gopro http://gopro.com ,
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanmac/2013/03/04/gopro-evolution-from-35mm-f
ilm-to-americas-fastest-growing-camera-company
/,
http://www.forbes.com/sites/ryanmac/2013/03/04/the-mad-billionaire-behind-go
pro-the-worlds-hottest-camera-company
/
/Pedigree pet foods
When did Foxconn become so huge
http://singularityhub.com/2012/11
/12/1-million-robots-to-replace-1-
million-human-jobs-at-foxconn-firs
t-robots-have-arrived
/
GoPro 225 million$ at 2.25B$
valuation
Top 20 failed products http://saleshq.monster.com/news/
articles/2655-the-20-worst-product
-
failures
AltaVista! The biggest failure by a 1st Mover!
http://www.dailytech.com/RIP+AltaVista+19952013/article31880.
htm
Khosla Ventures
Portfolio of the most robust technology VC
KHOSLA VENTURES
http://www.khoslaventures.com
http://www.khoslaventures.com/information-
technology.html
How do companies get valuated?
Pinterest valuation 2.5B$
http://www.forbes.com/sites/jjcolao/2013/05/08
/why-is-pinterest-a-2-5-billion-company-an-earl
y-investor-explains
/
128$ Facebook 7 complex parameter charts!!
Great marketing campaigns which created a wave!
Coke
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X8Bd3-
G6IU
S-OIL
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nw9g9OVHdJI
Large giants acquiring small ones ?
http://www.intomobile.com/2011/0
9/03/infographics-all-googles-acqu
isitions
/
Wallmart Supply Chain
The best supply chain in the world Gartner!
http://www.gartner.com/technology/supply-chain/top25.
jsp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WvHPnj4iiHY
Fed Ex
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
FedEx_Express
Helping the future or creating more distractions?
What kind of an entrepreneur you wanna
b?
Khan Academy
Muhammad Yunus
Social Ventures / Grameen Corporation M. Yunus
/ SKS Microfinance Vikram Akula
http://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/02/27/yunus-
was-right-sks-microfinance-founder-says/?_r=0
/ Khan Academy Salman Khan
Healthcare for the masses
/ Glocal http://ghspl.com
/ Eyenetra http://eyenetra.com
/ Diagnostic Lab in a suitcase
http://health.india.com/news/diagnostic-lab-in-a-suitcase-design
ed-by-an-iitian
/
/ Alivecor heart monitor http://www.alivecor.com
/ Neonuture incubator
/ Shakti Dahi
/ Pulse Polio
http://www.scanadu.com
How technology can help newspaper business?
Augmented Reality for newspapers
Alive App http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
HkEEQCynjOQ
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alive_app
http://www.alivear.com/index.aspx
Journalism: the new era of journalism. FLIPBOARD http://allthingsd.com/20110323/pretty-flipboard-fundraising-at-an-even-prettier-200-million-valuation
/
Augmented Reality in Newspaper
Why can’t our company be innovative!
Disruptive technologies
http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/
business_technology/
disruptive_technologies
M&M’s
How some colored chocolate
pellets rule the heart of billions.
You should know your exit strategy Timing is
everything!
Lessons to learn from
Myspace/Orkut/Yahoo
How to monetize your invention
Learning from Leap Motion
https://www.leapmotion.com
1st mover advantage
A classic example of first mover
advantage
Tata Nano
http://www.businessweek.com/stories/2008-02-27/learning-from-tatas-nanobusinessweek-business-news-stock-market-and-financial-advice
Electric cars (Tesla) & Car Charge Stations
http://gigaom.com/2013/07/12/better-place
-bought-out-of-bankruptcy-for-12m-by-grou
p-led-by-solar-entrepreneur
/
Elon Musk The visionary billionaire who strives for
technology changes for a better life on Earth
http://www.spacex.com
http://www.teslamotors.com
The concept of Family Aviation Transporters
Martin Jetpack
http://martinjetpack.com/video-gal
lery.aspx?vp=
1
The question of energy
Sun Biofuels
http://sunbiofuels.leo.titaninternet.co.uk
The future of Solar
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SolarCity
Google it! The most innovative company and market leader in technology.
Google driverless car
Google glass
Google wallet
http://www.itproportal.com
/2013/07/29/google-blew-13b-on-waze-makani-power-and-wavii-in-6-month-spending-spre
e
/
Google nose http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFbYadm_mrw
Big Data
http://www.mckinsey.com/insights/busi
ness_technology/
big_data_the_next_frontier_for_innovat
ion
Era of luxury technology
Wearable’s
Tile
Square
Drones
Fin
Sectorqube / MAID
Look out for Amazon!
Toys’rus
http://www.smartinsights.com/digital-ma
rketing-strategy/online-business-revenu
e-models/amazon-case-study
/
The food industry
Chipotle
The end of Mc Donalds in America (Real
Estate is the saviour)
Innovation in mass extraction of oranges
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v
=
OyW7JVjYoYU (2.39)
The BIG question for Camera makers
Impossible instant photographer
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/impossible/impossible-instant-lab-turn-iphone-images
-into-
rea
The era of shared photography
Galaxy Camera (share on the go)
http://www.samsung.com/us/photography/galaxy-camera
http://www.thephoblographer.com/2013/07/27/canon-global-camera-sales-drop-19-over-la
st-year-while-total-sales-revenue-rises
/
Never underestimate 3 things China! China! & China!
Learn from Blackberry
Apple
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/24/technology/apple-tops-expectati
ons-on-strong-iphone-sales.html?_r=
0
Lenovo
250 Billion $ This is the size of market which no one
knows which product will generate in
the next 18 months. This is how fast
the innovation platform is pacing!
A presentation for MNGT of Technology & Innovation By Prof. C. Thachenkary
Harvard Summer School
‘13
Ritesh Malik
Akshara Ravilla
Sonal Kotecha
Eesha Palkar