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Business Model Generation : Blog | Executive Coaching | CO2 Partners

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(It is useful to to distinguish between two broad classes of business models Cost Structures: cost cost-driven and value-driven from the following categories Cost-driven, Value-driven. John Sullivan FORA.tv

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China’s Slowdown: The First Stage of the Bullwhip Effect

Harvard Business Review

During an economic crisis, the exaggerated decline in orders can be especially damaging to upstream suppliers that have high fixed costs tied to production assets. Ford CEO Alan Mulally tried to mitigate the impending bullwhip during the 2008 financial crisis by imploring the U.S. automobile industry. Lessons from the Past.

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Deliver Big Impact on a Small Budget

Harvard Business Review

In 2008, with just a few thousand dollars, Ben Munoz and I started Ben's Friends , a network of online support sites for people with rare diseases. Back in 2008, Ben and I knew three things. We didn't want to burden the organization with fixed costs.

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Cool Alone Won't Save Your Company

Harvard Business Review

I worked with him for three years (2006-2008) during my work with Rick Wagoner and his senior team on the attempt to turnaround the fortunes of GM. A succession of CEOs prior to Rick Wagoner (who fought heroically to overcome the dreadful hand he was dealt) allowed all manner of legacy costs to build up (retiree health, Jobs Bank, etc.)

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The U.S. Media’s Problems Are Much Bigger than Fake News and Filter Bubbles

Harvard Business Review

But in the last two contests in which Hillary Clinton has participated, the 2008 primary and the 2016 election, she won on most of these metrics — and lost the elections. The media’s bias toward big events stems from three features of its economics: Fixed costs. Two developments bear noting. Where Does This Leave Us?

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