Why Marketing Best Practices Often Fail

Why Marketing Best Practices Often Fail

Jeff Josephson
Published on: 19/08/2026

Discover why conventional marketing wisdom may mislead and how to focus on true customer needs.

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Commercialization Drift: Symptoms

Commercialization Drift: Symptoms

Jeff Josephson
Published on: 18/08/2026

Commercialization Drift occurs when the business begins diverging from the underlying market opportunity. Learn the early warning signals of drift and how Opportunity Architecture can help identify problems before they appear in financial results.

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BIS White Paper

BIS White Paper

Jeff Josephson
Published on: 12/08/2026

This is the initial research findings from the BIS survey, focusing on a subset of submissions dealing with growth. It shows that there is a strong correlation between the integrity of the Opportunity Architecture and outcome.

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Exhibit 003: Is It Really True That 90% of Startups Fail?

Exhibit 003: Is It Really True That 90% of Startups Fail?

Sarah Whitman
Published on: 23/07/2026

The frequently repeated claim that "90% of startups fail" has become part of entrepreneurial folklore, but the article argues that the statistic is widely misunderstood.

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