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Lessons from the Industry Formerly Known as "The Record Business"

Harvard Business Review

For emerging artists this is particularly precarious, since careers are too often ended early if a first set of recordings fail to sell. Disintermediation has forced a focus on talented individuals who produce great art. So how should a "content producer" behave in this new environment? But it's not all bad news.

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How to Succeed in Business by Bundling – and Unbundling

Harvard Business Review

I had worked for several businesses during my career by that time that had become conglomerates, some fairly large, and then had divested themselves of various businesses. Barksdale: I think we use the term “disintermediate” a lot more than we do “unbundle from these terrible corporations.” Barksdale: That’s right.

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