Generating and evaluating new business ideas

Generating new business ideas

• The Innovator's DNA - A classic on the 5 "discovery skills" of innovators

• Adam Grant on the habits of orginal thinkers

• HBR article by Daniel Gulati on five sources of startup ideas

• The different steps of design thinking, interview with David Kelley, founder of the Stanford d.school

• Guidelines for brainstorming sessions from the d.school

• Why you should focus on building just one product

Evaluating new business ideas

• Excellent advice on How to Get Startup Ideas and Evaluate them (including 4 most common mistakes) by Jared Friedman, Partner at Y Combinator: article & video

• More on evaluating startup ideas including five potential sources of "unfair advantage", talk by Kevin Hale (YCombinator)

• Blogpost by Sam Altman on why you should never reject an idea simply because it is hard to get started

• The qualities of a clear business opportunities, simple but valid insights from a consultant