Eric Ries was born in September 1978. He graduated from Yale University and moved to silicon Valley in the beginning of the millennium. He pioneered the philosophy of Lean Startup, based on his experience with multiple startups, primary being IMVU which he co-founded along with Will Harvey in 2004. Eric Ries originated his Lean Startup philosophy after getting inspired from the Japanese Philosophy of Lean Manufacturing.

The Lean Startup:How Today's Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses

Startups in times of crisis – A rapid response to the COVID-19 pandemic

The transition towards renewable and sustainable energy is being accompanied by a transformation of communities and neighbourhoods. This transition may have huge ramifications throughout society. Many cities, towns and villages are putting together ambitious visions about how to achieve 100% sustainable energy, energy neutrality, zero carbon emission or zero-impact of their communities. We investigate what is happening at the local community level towards realizing these ambitions from a social perspective. We use the case study approach to answer the following question: how do local community energy initiatives contribute to a decentralized sustainable energy system? We find that especially the development of a shared vision, the level of activities and the type of organisation are important factors of the strength of the ‘local network’.

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Power to the people: Local community initiatives and the transition to sustainable energy

This chapter is concerned with the ways in which organizational structure can act as a means of influencing and controlling the behaviour of the individuals who work within it. This is the subject matter of organizational theory, so the first part of the chapter reviews its development. It is found that no coherent overall theory of organizational design exists, rather organizational theory consists of a series of different yet related insights which have emerged over a period of several decades.

The design of organizations

The transformation of energy systems is influencing economic policy agendas all over the world, particularly in industrialized countries. In this process, Germany has taken a pioneering role, and hence the technical innovations, legal frameworks, and business models established there are also of interest for other countries trying to achieve broader use of renewable energies. Energy cooperatives have been an important building block in the energy transition in Germany, although their practical importance is neither quantitatively nor qualitatively reflected in the academic literature. Drawing on recently collected data, this paper presents an overview of German energy cooperatives in terms of organization, financing, and membership. We then review literature from economics and the social sciences that has been used to analyze cooperatives on various levels in other fields. We discuss how these theories could be applied to create a better understanding of energy cooperatives, and we derive a preliminary research agenda for their analysis. We also assess the scope for interdisciplinary work among economists, sociologists, and other disciplines.

Renewable energy cooperatives as gatekeepers or facilitators? Recent developments in Germany and a multidisciplinary research agenda

Implications of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak for innovation: Which technologies will improve our lives?

The role of cooperatives in overcoming the barriers to adoption of renewable energy

What Marketing Means for High-Tech Firms - What is Marketing? What is a High-Tech Product? What is High-Tech Marketing? Chapter Summary. Corporate and Marketing Strategies in the High-Tech Industry - The Company 's Mission and Vision in the High-Tech Industry. The Strategic Dimensions of Technology. Technology as a Strategic Resource Competence. Developing Technology Competence Through External Growth. What Are the Marketing Strategy and the Marketing Plan for High-Tech Products? Chapter Summary. Knowing Customers and Markets - Determining the Customer 's Buying Behavior. Estimating Demand. Managing the Relationships with Customers. Chapter Summary. Understanding Competitors - Identifying Competitors. Analyzing a Competitor 's Strategy. Finding Information about Competitors. Organizing Competitive Analysis. Chapter Summary. Selecting Markets - Two Market Segmentation Methods for High-Tech Products and Services. Evaluating and Targeting Segments. The Positioning of the Solution. Segmentation and Time. Chapter Summary. Product Strategy - Managing the Three Product Dimensions. Managing a Product Range. Managing a High-Tech Product According to Its Product Life Cycle. Chapter Summary. Distributing and Selling High-Tech Products - Selecting Distribution Channels for High-Tech Products. Managing Distributors of High-Tech Products. Selling High-Tech Products. Chapter Summary. Communication Strategy for High-Tech Products - Communication for High-Tech Products. Setting A communication Budget. Allocating the Advertising Budget. Managing Promotional Tools. The Specific Role of Preannouncements in the Communications Plan for High-Tech Products. Corporate Advertising, Viral Marketing and Public Relations. Chapter Summary. Pricing High-Tech Products - Determining Price Limits. Setting the Price of High-Tech Products. Adapting a Price Policy to Different Types of High-Tech Products. Integrating the Other Determinants of Price. Managing Price. Chapter Summary. The Position of Marketing within High-Tech Companies - The Position of the Marketing Structure in a High-Tech Firm. The Internal Organization of the Marketing Structure. The Necessary Cooperation of the Marketing Department with Other Departments. Chapter Summary. Appendices - Key Success Factors of a Marketing Department in a High-Tech Company. The Marketing Plan.

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Successful Marketing Strategy for High-Tech Firms

The impact of the 2008 financial crisis on innovation: A dominant design perspective

Successful innovation requires a significant financial commitment. Therefore, the purpose of this paper is to investigate the relation between internal and external financing and the degree of innovation in European firms.,An empirical investigation is carried out using a longitudinal data set including 146 large, quoted, European firms over ten years, resulting in 1,460 firm years.,The authors find that only firms in the energy sector will be more innovative when they are profitable. For the sectors of basic materials, manufacture and construction, services, financial and property services, and technology and telecommunications, profitability is negatively related to innovation. External financing in the form of debt reduces the focus on innovation in profitable firms.,The authors analyze the findings through the lens of evolutionary economics. The model is not valid for firms in the consumer-goods sector, which indicates a need for adapting the model to each sector. We conclude that the impact of profitability on innovation varies across sectors, with debt financing as a moderating factor.,To the best of authors’ knowledge, this is the first study that analyzes the internal and external financing and the degree of innovation in European firms on a longitudinal basis.

Eric Viardot

Papers

Implications of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak for innovation: Which technologies will improve our lives?

The role of cooperatives in overcoming the barriers to adoption of renewable energy

Successful Marketing Strategy for High-Tech Firms

The impact of the 2008 financial crisis on innovation: A dominant design perspective

Internal and external financing of innovation: Sectoral differences in a longitudinal study of European firms