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What U.S. E-Commerce Can Learn from Its Global Copycats

Harvard Business Review

It is based on the idea that a business model can readily be transported from one country to another. Ozon raised $100 million in 2011 from a consortium of investors, including the Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten , to continue to build out infrastructure and expand into new categories. also in 2001 ) and India ( Bazee in 2004 ).

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The 787's Problems Run Deeper Than Outsourcing

Harvard Business Review

While the first 787 was originally scheduled to be delivered back in 2008, a string of delays and cost overruns meant that deliveries didn't start until 2011. Unfortunately, things haven't quite worked out as planned. And while outsourcing can certainly lead to problems, I'm not convinced it's the cause of these problems. At least not yet.

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How Software Is Helping Big Companies Dominate

Harvard Business Review

In 2011, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen declared that “software is eating the world.” By now, the core functions of IT—data storage, data processing, and data transport—have become available and affordable to all. In fact, research suggests that big firms are dominating through their use of software.