Where will GIANT-5 grow next?

They were once the BIG 5 — Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, Alphabet, and Facebook – they are now the GIANT 5 as their market capitalisation rose to a new record of $6.6 trillion.  Investors are asking where future growth will come from.

Since their combined low point on March 16, 2020 their market capitalisation has soared by 51%. That’s an increase of $2.1 trillion in a little over three months.… Read more

What Customer problems are worth solving?

It seems to many people that any problem a customer is willing to pay for, is worth solving.  But that may not be the best way to create a sustainable business.  Typically we will start with our own ideas, but this is probably not focused nor compelling enough.

Start with a customer problem, not an supplier idea. Ideas are “free floating” — and most will never turn into a business unless they solve a fundamental problem.… Read more