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The Idea Is Not Enough

Strategy Driven

I think this is a more current, less naïve and definitely more complex concept in the sense that an idea may be brilliant, but if it is the wrong time, placed in the wrong market, by the wrong team, it will not go anywhere. The problem was that, in an attempt to win over the whole market, they had lowered the price of their dishes to US $9.

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Three Key Strategies Any Business Can Adopt in 2016 to Boost Profitability

Strategy Driven

It is a competitive market in today’s economy. After 26 years since the creation of the businesses now have a number of methods and channels to distribute marketing and information about their products and services and are able to reach a varied and broad audience. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC.

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Tackling Big Global Challenges with Low-Cost Innovation

Harvard Business Review

The Global Digital Economy. To keep the rise of global temperatures below 1.5 M-PESA is now enabling other disruptive business models in sectors like energy. Traditional banks — with their monolithic business models and hefty fees — have been unable to crack this lucrative market.

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Why Xiaomi Can’t Succeed Without India

Harvard Business Review

Its market value of $46 billion (as of June 2015) is larger than that of Uber, Snapchat, or even Palantir. Last year, Xiaomi overtook Samsung to become the leader in the Chinese market. India will, most likely, play four roles in Xiaomi’s global game plan. Xiaomi could grow faster in India than it did in China.

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Unilever’s Big Strategic Bet on the Dollar Shave Club

Harvard Business Review

And it’s a telling tale about whether the consumer products industry can get a digital business model right. million Series D in November 2015 — Dollar Shave Club had been valued at $630 million, according to Pitchbook. The deal is full of intriguing details. billion in 2020.

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Do You Know What Your Company’s Data Is Worth?

Harvard Business Review

Data contributes not only to brand equity, but to what constitutes product and service delivery in globally connected and hyper-competitive markets. Using the same formula, Apple’s intangible assets in 2014 were $280 billion — or almost twice the value of its 2015 calculation.

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Startups Are Turning Customers into Lobbyists

Harvard Business Review

In industries being disrupted by new entrants with distinct business models, incumbents often have an important advantage: entrenched regulatory and legal barriers. These have forced AirBnB, Tesla, and Uber to make costly concessions to their operating practices or to exit certain markets altogether. Jurgen Ziewe/Getty Images.