Entrepreneurship – CENovation

Dez 10, 2022 Sam Entrapeneurship agility, Design Thinking, Entrepreneurship

Neue Arbeitswelten in Hochfranken

(Veröffentlicht auf das Magazin Karriereziel, Autorin: Vera Dorschner)

„SCRUM gebacken bekommen“: So wirbt seit Juni 2021 ein weiteres Start-up aus Hochfranken, die Agile Bakery, nach nur einem guten halben Jahr der Gründungsphase.

Zwei Fachleute aus komplett unterschiedlichen beruflichen Welten haben sich hier zusammengefunden: Yiheng „Sam“ Cen, aus China stammender freiberuflicher Innovationsberater und Scrum Master, und Andreas Fickenscher, leidenschaftlicher Bäckermeister aus Münchberg und „Handwerker mit agilem Mindset“.

Nov 29, 2022 Sam Entrapeneurship Build Test Learn, Case Study, Entrepreneurship

How a Techie DIY his own Apple AirPower

Summary

In September 2017, Apple announced the release of AirPower, a charging device which would allow users to charge iPhones, AppleWatches and AirPods simultaneously and wirelessly. This product was officially killed in 2019 after not meeting the technology standard of Apple. Four years later, a 7-minute-video a Tech-Blogger „He Tongxue“ (He – Family name, pronounce „Her“; Tongxue – Classmate or fellow student in Mandarin) on how he made a desk-size AirPower-like height adjustable table in two months’ time completely on his own. This video became viral and earned 12+ million views, 2+ million likes on the video sharing platform Bilibili. This blog post is going to review the story and my thoughts on young techies and innovation nowadays in China.

Nov 29, 2022 Sam Entrapeneurship Business Model, Case Study, Entrepreneurship

FanDeng Dushu: A Case Study of a Book Review App in China

Management Summary

“Pay for knowledge” is being accepted by people in China, especially those who have needs on gaining knowledge via reading but have no time or habit for reading. In this case study you will expect:

What is the problem the FanDeng DuShu App was/is trying to solve.
How does the Business Model looks like.
How did FanDeng and his team test their assumptions.
What kinds of changes did this Audio Book Review App brought since launch.

Nov 29, 2022 Sam Business Model Business Model, Design Thinking, Entrepreneurship

How a little Surprise Egg can remind us about Business Model Canvas

Innovation begins from observation. Observation in our everyday life helps us to recognize needs unmet. Behind needs unmet there is a problem to be solved. By solving a problem in an unusual way we gain innovative solutions. A successfully commercialized innovative solution is a true innovation. There is a business model behind every innovation.