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Harvard Innovation Labs Cast

06/12/13

@ Harvard Innovation Labs

Disruptive innovation can be achieved without requiring users to change their existing systems, as demonstrated by VMware's virtualization technology that increased server utilization without altering applications.

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Harvard i-lab | Startup Secrets: Turning Products into Companies

@ Harvard Innovation Labs

Harvard i-lab | Startup Secrets: Turning Products into Companies

06/12/13

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Harvard Innovation Labs Cast

02/02/14

@ Harvard Innovation Labs

A disruptive business model is as powerful as a disruptive product or technology, and it's essential to understand how to create value and deliver it sustainably.

Eric Migicovsky

10/13/18

@ Y Combinator

Using existing technology and modifying it can lead to innovative solutions, as seen with companies that repurpose off-the-shelf products for new applications.

Harvard Innovation Labs Cast

02/02/14

@ Harvard Innovation Labs

Many successful businesses today thrive not because of technological breakthroughs but due to disruptive business models that change the game.

Michael Skok

03/25/23

@ Harvard Innovation Labs

The business model approach can be as disruptive as technology itself.

Harvard Innovation Labs Cast

02/02/14

@ Harvard Innovation Labs

A disruptive business model is as significant as technological disruption; both should be prioritized equally in a startup's strategy.

Michael Seibel

11/29/18

@ Y Combinator

While it's okay to explore unconventional use cases, businesses should not allow disruptive users to influence core product decisions or features.

Bret Taylor

05/08/25

@ Sequoia Capital

The virtualization of infrastructure and advancements in software development have significantly reduced the overhead for starting a company today.

Diane Greene

10/26/13

@ Y Combinator

At VMware, we aimed for our virtualization technology to be ubiquitous by the year 2000, and although we missed that target by six years, we eventually achieved it.

Michael Skok

03/25/23

@ Harvard Innovation Labs

You can have a disruptive business model that can change the game, even if your product isn't great.