Strategic Thinking – Golden Eagle Strategy

Corporate Venture Capital: Why Large Enterprises Introduce their Investment Arm?

Startup events are ubiquitous nowadays and many companies and individuals are inclined to entrepreneurial practices. As a result, large enterprises have outrageously commenced to play a role in the entrepreneurial ecosystem by starting their investment arm or Corporate Venture Capital (CVCs) firms. I have recently been consulting two of these large companies to start their own CVCs and comparing these CVCs to the regular venture capitalists I have worked with, I maintain that these two types of venture investments are not…

September 25, 2015 Read more

M&A Negotiations: Do it Like a Golden Eagle (Part 3)

Negotiations | Strategic Thinking | Venture Capital

In M&A negotiations, having vast home range and multiple nest sites is a complement to panoramic view, prey focus, and opportunity orientation. In this post I deal with this last important concept of the golden eagle strategy regarding M&A negotiations.

July 24, 2014 Read more

M&A Negotiations: Do it like a Golden Eagle (Part 2)

Entrepreneurial Intelligence | Negotiations | Strategic Thinking | Venture Capital

I have mentioned the role of panoramic view and prey focus together in the previous post and at this moment I deal with opportunity orientation regarding M&A negotiations.

May 21, 2014 Read more

The M&A Negotiations: Do it Like a Golden Eagle (Part 1)

Entrepreneurial Intelligence | Entrepreneurship | Negotiations | Strategic Thinking

Mergers and Acquisition is one of the most popular expansion types that entrepreneurs use nowadays. M&A is a process that encompasses set of activities such as writing the letter of intent, receiving and reviewing the teaser, due diligence, negotiations, post-agreement transition, etc. Among these steps, the negotiations process is inevitably dominant. M&A negotiation process should be highly respected; hence, a wise manager comprehends the significance of the negotiations throughout the whole process. The negotiation steps mostly commence after signing NDA…

January 31, 2014 Read more

Double-Edged Swords and the Lack of the Golden Eagle Concept: How NSA Mistakes Made Snowden a Global Hero

Entrepreneurial Intelligence | Golden Eagle Strategy | Leadership | Strategic Thinking

The world’s most famous whistleblower, Edward Snowden, has been on the top of all media news these days. His revelation of the classified information from NSA made him so popular that he even has the chance of winning the Nobel Peace Prize when the professor of Umea University nominated him recently. The story revealed more information than just the public story of the NSA’s surveillance program and there are several management lessons learned. NSA had plenty of management mistakes that…

July 16, 2013 Read more

An Unexpected Game Change: The Iran Election and Flying under the Radar

Strategic Thinking

Election is one of the most popular incidents that attracts the attention of people not only inside the country, but also internationally. It is one of the main examples of tough competition and Politicians always do their best during the election to gain a competitive advantage. Thus, thinking strategically is crucial in any rivalry, in particular when it comes to election. In this post I deal with the recent presidential election of Iran and how the elected president used strategic…

June 26, 2013 Read more

Strategic Thinking: Sun Tzu’s Legacy and the Modern Business (Part 3)

Strategic Thinking

Sun Tzu’s strategies of war also include an opportunity oriented approach. Such approach helps the managers better use their innovative thinking ability, than going into the battle with blind eyes. The creativity and strategically approach the market is the key to success.

May 30, 2013 Read more

Strategic Thinking: Sun Tzu’s Legacy and the Modern Business (Part 2)

Entrepreneurial Intelligence | Entrepreneurship | Leadership | Strategic Thinking

The previous post described some of the Sun Tzu’s strategies and how a manager can use them in business today. Sun Tzu says:

May 20, 2013 Read more

Strategic Thinking: Sun Tzu’s Legacy and the Modern Business (Part 1)

Among the classic books written by strategists one of the oldest ones is still read worldwide by variety of people; business managers, army commanders, top politicians, sports managers, etc., are all using the Sun Tzu’s book “The Art of War” that was written in 500 B.C. on bamboo strips as strategic principles of wars. Some of Sun Tzu’s principles are crucial for business and strategic planning that in my opinion should be hanged on the wall of any CEO’s…

May 14, 2013 Read more

Endorsed by the Competitor: Innovation and the Patent Battle

Strategic Thinking

Companies use two types of approach to gain their competitive advantage these days; price war and innovation. It is not that easy today to gain the competitive advantage through innovation. First of all, innovation itself is not that easy in an economy that is saturated with various innovative products and people have their needs on hand. Second, the innovation is expensive and investing in innovative ideas also involves risk. The third problem is what I am going to discuss…

March 25, 2013 Read more