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Category Creation Is the Ultimate Growth Strategy

Harvard Business Review

The innovation came about because Laird aspired to surf a deepwater reef break on the north shore of Maui called Peahi, or Jaws, where waves can reach 120 feet high. Another telltale sign of category creation is that it comes with a distinctive business model and profit model. But coffee has seen other innovations, too.

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