Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2012

When I logged into the site for the first time in the spring of 2004, I was prepared to hate the service. By dedicating a small amount of space on every page viewed and allowing companies to display ads, the social networking giant has developed a multi-billion dollar advertising business. display advertisements online.

IPO 13

IPO Advertising IRR Venture Funding 13

Harvard Business Review

JULY 22, 2015

Between 2004 and 2011, only 1.4% Innovative business models may be required. Despite growing personal wealth and a taste among the rich for expensive cars, jewelery and art, the penetration of property insurance in China remains very low. of property losses due to natural catastrophe were insured, according to Lloyds.

Strategy 8

Strategy Insurance Transportation GDP 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2013

It is based on the idea that a business model can readily be transported from one country to another. They look to the proven business models from the U.S. They are not just taking business models, but tailoring them for success. firms should jump on acquiring the business, the know-how, and the teams.

Globalization 8

Globalization First-mover Advantage Retail Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

With the ad market under $70 million, many of our local competitors were rapidly experimenting with new types of revenue and business models and were far ahead of us. The idea was simple: Combine the best of both companies into the new Yahoo China, which was projected to generate more than $25 million in revenue in 2004.

Chief Financial Officer 10

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

These require sophisticated, sustainability-based management. Yet executives are often reluctant to place sustainability core to their company’s business strategy in the mistaken belief that the costs outweigh the benefits. On the contrary, academic research and business experience point to quite the opposite.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Free fall is a crisis of obsolescence and decline that can happen at any point in a company’s life cycle, but most often it affects maturing incumbents whose business model has come under competitive attack from insurgents or is no longer viable in a changing market. Thiry immediately replaced most of the management team.

Company 8

Company How To Business Model Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2012

While Jobs and everything he accomplished at Apple is certainly worth studying, in my mind Lafley is a better role model for practitioners. After all, Lafley's bent is to manage innovation in a systematic, disciplined way. I first met Dediu when we did an engagement with Nokia back in 2004. Lafley and not Steve Jobs on my list.

Innovation 15

Innovation Ries Mauborgne Open-book 15