Startup Mindset

December 12, 2016

INNOVATION

Getting the Right Mindset, Key to Innovating Like a Startup

In my previous post, I shared the challenges of innovating within a large enterprise, and how we approached this learning from startups whenever possible. I shared the first of five steps we’ve learned so far: Getting the right people on the bus. On this post I would like focus on Step 2: Getting th…

December 2, 2016

INNOVATION

Forget Buying a Bus Pass, Commandeer the Entire Innovation Bus!

In my previous post, I shared the challenges of innovating within a large enterprise. I also shared some solutions, including our creation of Startup//Cisco—our grassroots effort to accelerate startup up DNA within Cisco. Since launching this program a year ago, we’ve experienced success (see my pre…