Current Notes
Independent writing and advisory notes
Jay Haynes
Writing on innovation, product strategy, markets, and the systems that shape how companies grow.
Selected writing
Recent essays
Brad responds to a question about addressable market. Does it matter? His conclusion: “Almost every market sizing presentation
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Brad responds to a question about addressable market. Does it matter? His conclusion: “Almost every market sizing presentation
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This is a fascinating study. It basically says your business plan doesn’t matter for fundraising.
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The WSJ has a good editorial about why venture capital could never pose systemic risk. And I agree, but what is really revealing about this conversation about regulation and risk,
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Should companies invest in innovation in today’s down market? It depends on what type of innovation. In this Forbes article, the authors note that DuPont continued to invest in R&D in the 1930s and discovered neoprene (synthetic rubber),
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Guy thinks there are four flaws. He is right that “it’s not easy to productize technology and start a company”.
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Sarah thinks startups should take more risk: “they are supposed to be doing something that is risky, seems insane and can easily fail. If they aren’t,