Strategy Driven

MARCH 18, 2011

Walmart wrings maximum efficiency from its supply chain by integrating four capabilities – aggressive vendor management, expert point-of-sale data analytics, superior logistics, and rigorous working-capital management – that together deliver ‘everyday low prices’ to consumers. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc.

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Resources Industry System Strategy 52

Harvard Business Review

JULY 10, 2013

In the fall of 2007, I met Sridhar Vembu, CEO of Zoho. A husband-wife team in Fort Lauderdale, Florida has built an e-commerce business selling cable organizers and closed 2011 at $16 million. No venture capital. So there is really no capital gap if you have a proven business model and execution capacity.

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Incubator Finance Entrepreneur Case Study 8

Rajesh Setty

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Once the $1 million revenue milestone is crossed, entrepreneurs find it easier to find additional customers, manage working capital, and access funding, whether it is credit or equity. In my roundtables, the vast majority of entrepreneurs I work with are in this rather vulnerable pre $1 million revenue stage.

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Entrepreneur Stage-Gate Finance Incubator 54