Clayton Christensen
The famous Harvard Professor who coined the term “disruptive innovation” and proponent of the Jobs to Be Done theory as a way to identify opportunities for innovation. Also cofounder of the growth strategy consulting firm, Innosight (the same firm where Scott D. Anthony works).
Rita McGrath
As a Professor from Columbia University, McGrath writing about innovation strategy are a must-read.
Scott D. Anthony
As a Senior partner at Innosight, based in Singapore, Anthony has written a number of books spanning strategy to execution.
Ash Maurya
Maurya created the 1-page business plan template, Lean Canvas, that breaks down business ideas into assumptions for testing. Follow his blog here.
Alex Osterwalder & Strategyzer
Famous for their one-page Business Model Canvas and worth following in every form: books, blogs, devour everything!
Viki Tendayi
An expert in innovation who understands the real challenges in moving from theory to practice.
Steve Blank
Retired Silicon Valley serial entrepreneur. Blank’s work kickstarted the lean startup movement. Eric Ries, author of the classic book: Lean Startup, applied Blank’s “customer development” methodology to his business. Read about how this all started here.