There's a general belief that failure is the friend of the innovator, but I've come to view it a different way. — Scott D. Anthony Copy Share Image
It's one of the underappreciated skills required by an innovator - they have to be able to convince lots of people to do things that might not be fully rational (invest in the company, join something that is likely to… — Scott D. Anthony Copy Share Image
I think the most important thing to do is to recognize the fundamentally different circumstances of pursuing growth. — Scott D. Anthony Copy Share Image
Every leader needs to watch what teenagers or startup companies - or startup companies headed by teenagers - are doing today, because many of… — Scott D. Anthony Copy Share Image
In the strengthening the core job, a leader can draw on their past experiences. After all, in most cases they did the job of… — Scott D. Anthony Copy Share Image
If you are a large company and you want to do something unique, you almost by definition have to tap onto the core business… — Scott D. Anthony Copy Share Image
You still want to be thoughtful about what you do, no doubt, but you have to learn through trial-and-error experimentation as well. — Scott D. Anthony Copy Share Image
It takes a great deal of humility to recognize you have made a wrong turn on the road to successful innovation, but better to… — Scott D. Anthony Copy Share Image
“Creating a new business from scratch is hard, but executives of incumbents have the dual challenge of creating new businesses while simultaneously staving off… — Scott D. Anthony Copy Share Image
The most important thing here is to largely ignore what customers say, and instead watch what they do or track where they spend money. — Scott D. Anthony Copy Share Image
Make sure that you take the time to think about how other companies might respond to your idea, both those companies already in the… — Scott D. Anthony Copy Share Image
Aside from the equivalent of blowing up the lab or letting a pathogen escape, the only failure is spending too long or too much… — Scott D. Anthony Copy Share Image
