The Spark
News, insights and commentary from NS
John Nottingham & John Spirk Inducted into the Dealmakers Hall of Fame
The conclusion of the Cleveland Smart Business Dealmakers Conference earlier this month marked the induction of the inaugural...
How a Startup Learned to Compete Directly With Mainstream Giants
Hayden Grover Marketing & Sales Operations “Dread it. Run from it. Destiny still arrives.” – Thanos In early August, San ...
John Nottingham at Innovation Intersection
Nottingham Spirk “People say innovation is risky, but the riskiest thing is not to innovate.” Nottingham Spirk Co-CEO John No...
The Disruptive Power of Collaboration
Bill Nottingham | Candy & Snack Today In the mid-1950s, Japanese restaurateur and inventor Yoshiaki Shiraishi toured a br...
John Nottingham at TEDxAsburyPark
Nottingham Spirk “I’d like to have you remember the last time you saw something that made you say the word ‘Wow.’” So begins ...
Five Scenarios Suggesting You Need a New Category Strategy
Nottingham Spirk’s PathFinder™ white space analysis program helps companies launch new businesses — and it isn’t just for tho...
TEDxAsburyPark Preview with John Nottingham on “Getting to Wow”
Nottingham Spirk John Nottingham will take the Paramount Theater stage in Asbury Park, New Jersey on May 18 for the 7th editi...
CES 2018: A Viewpoint from NS
Bill Nottingham Managing Partner & VP, Growth Autonomous vehicles were the headline-grabbers at the 2018 Consumer Electro...
Lessons from Google’s “Moonshot Factory”
Nottingham Spirk We highly recommend the recent Atlantic article “Google X and the Science of Radical Creativity,” which prov...
SXSW: A “Mini-CES” in Austin
Nottingham Spirk There is so much happening at the South by Southwest (SXSW) conference in Austin that it can feel a bit over...
New Year: Resolve to Innovate More in 2017
Want to disrupt markets? Start by disrupting yourself. Nottingham Spirk The “Eureka!” moment is a real thing, but it’s widely...
Disrupt Yourself Before Someone Else Does
Nottingham Spirk Industries change so fast now that it’s not enough to stay ahead of current competitors. Businesses have to ...
Commentary: “Goodbye, TiVo?” via Verge.com
This is a commentary piece based on an article found on theverge.com and written by Chris Ziegler. Chris is a longtime TiVo f...
Relentless Innovation in 2014: Commentary
Relentless Innovation is Simultaneously Continuous and Disruptive In this month’s issue of Inc., Steve Blank spoke to the gra...
Empowering Innovators Intel Film Series
Intel teamed up with Vimeo to develop a film series called Empowering Innovators. The series explores the ways in which Intel...