N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

So, in today’s post I’ll examine the power of disruption as a key business driver… Disruptive business models focus on creating, disintermediating, refining, reengineering or optimizing a product/service, role/function/practice, category, market, sector, or industry. When was the last time you entered a new market?

Business Model 361

Business Model Blog Disruptive Innovation Brand 361

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2011

For emerging artists this is particularly precarious, since careers are too often ended early if a first set of recordings fail to sell. Without a simpler, better structured digital market, the direct artist-to-fan business will struggle to grow. Disintermediation has forced a focus on talented individuals who produce great art.

Industry 16

Industry Disintermediation Merchandising Long-term 16

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

HBR: Companies have two options to meet talent shortages—they can look to an external labor market, or they can focus on developing their internal labor market. There’s only one CEO of each of our careers—ourselves. An edited version of our conversation follows. Which is proving more popular at the moment?

Skills 8

Skills Company Core Competence Disintermediation 8

Skip Prichard

JULY 26, 2021

How do you become a market leader in the midst of rapid change? You predict that we will have only 100 dominant players in 50 markets by 2050. In fact, many of their leaders have forgotten how they got there – mission, talent, offering, and markets. Another indication of the speed and extent of dominance is market cap.

Disintermediation 135

Disintermediation Cost-Benefit Analysis Short-term Long-term 135