competitive intelligence

What should I read to be more strategic?

Part of personal and professional development is the consumption of new information. No matter if you’re just going through university, perhaps doing your masters, or reading for your own betterment, there are so many amazing resources out there: frankly, it’s hard to keep up.

Recently, we’ve been getting questions for those that are interested in strategy, intelligence, and insights: “What should I be reading?”

What your best friend has to do with your business success

What your best friend has to do with your business success

You’ve heard this before, right? Or, some variation?

”They were the wrong employee.”

“I picked the wrong distribution partner.”

“My VC is destroying my company.”

“My supplier just screwed me.”

How could you have known that this was going to happen? Profiling and patterns of behaviour, of course.

Competitor analysis for software companies using G2 Crowd

Competitor analysis for software companies using G2 Crowd

One of the advantages of working in a technology environment is that I get to meet a ton of startups and even mature companies with software.

As companies develop or refine their software, understanding what's happening around them, especially as far as competitors, can be an incredibly valuable asset. This, among many other things, are items that we touch upon in Generating Insights for Business Strategy and are incredibly valuable assets for companies as they look to grow.

5 Things Every Company Can (And Should) Learn From Industry Disruptor PropertyGuys.com

5 Things Every Company Can (And Should) Learn From Industry Disruptor PropertyGuys.com

You don’t become the world’s largest private sale real estate franchise network by playing small. Industry disruptors PropertyGuys.com may have had humble beginnings back in 1998 but their explosive growth can be attributed to big picture vision, strategy and persistent execution. This New Brunswick success story makes us extra NB Proud.