Good innovators like to solve business crossword puzzles.

Anytime you see a constrained market, where consumption is limited to those who have special skills or are wealthy, that signals an opportunity for innovation.

You have to make the decision about whether you want to avoid or you want to overcome the resistance.

Think about how you will start and where you will go. Get the head with logic and the heart with visuals or stories. And think about your core customer and all the other stakeholders as well.

People who live in more than two countries are more successful innovators.

People will try to copy what they can see, which is the final product or service, but it's much harder to see (and copy) all the intricacies of the business model that allows you to create, capture, and deliver value. And that's what you need to get right to really jam something down people's throats!

I've never seen impeccable logic be sufficient to win both the heart and the mind.