Sri discusses an overlooked Godfather character and why companies get fat.

Innovative companies get caught in a no man’s land, i.e. halfway, between innovation and collection of innovation ‘rents.’ And agile process can give the impression that true innovation is happening even though startups operate very differently than what are considered successful companies.

Sri adds his own explanations — and what to do about it in your own business — to Clay Christensen’s classic Innovator’s Dilemma.

Connect with Sri on Instagram: @sri_the_warrior_poet + @sri_actually

notes

• Wired article on Innovator’s Dilemma
• “How Will You Measure Your Life?” — TED talk by Clay Christensen (Youtube)
• Anything You Want by Derek Sivers (Audible/Amazon)

Intro and/or outro music in most episodes is by Paul Sridhar ( Spotify ).