Peter Christo

Think about it,.. if money and the right talent was all that was required, large firms would have cornered the market on every new innovation and business opportunity,.. but they don’t. Here is why!
Must see for every entrepreneur.

Dear Class,
I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate you for completing the Strategic Management course. I noted some exemplary improvements between assignment one and two and I hope that was reflected in your marks. Some of course were not great. To those of you I say stop and think about [...]

MCR Looking to Partner with publisher to produce its 2011 Top 100 cage guide.

{Hi all, this is a genuine opportunity, I will respond personally to every legitimate inquiry, Peter}
Global Review Services Pty Ltd produces www.melbournecoffeereview.com (MCR). MCR commenced life as a blog and now is best described as a new media business.

In six [...]

In the Art of War: The commander stands for virtues of wisdom, sincerity, benevolence, courage and strictness.   In modern business this is often forgotten.  I see business people thinking that it’s ok to steal their way forward, that it won’t bite them on the ass.  It will, because anyone can be a cheat or be a [...]

I get regular requests for two things, a buisness plan template, which I warn people may be a poison challice, and the screening framework we use at Christo Partners. I am very selective to whom I pass on out Business Plan template, but if you would like the screening framework, here it is.
Note that the [...]

The fundamental challenge in innovation is the underpinning framework within which we engage opportunities. It is similar to the underpinning framework of something like contract law. Contract law underpins our commercial ecosystem that allows us to manage our risk and assure ourselves of the various inputs to our business.

Corporations are creating a new executive role as a way to foster innovation, undertake corporate venturing and create a competitive advantage for themselves as part of their operations. Say hello to the Innovation Manager!

Looks like Pitch Club is in for a shake up next year.  We’ll be launching more than 10 chapters nation wide. Big stuff!  If you have had the Pitch Club experience and would like to be a Chapter Pesident (or at least find out more), zap me an email.

On another matter, Arion Program, spawned in Christo [...]

I have entered into a collaborative deal with RMIT’s Bachelor of Business Entrepreneurship to “kill two birds with one stone”.  Students need for experience, and new ventures need for commercial evaluation, strategy and planning.
I am inviting new venture and startup business opportunity owners to nominate their ventures as prospective projects for the Entrepreneurial Venture Class [...]