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Business Model Generation : Blog | Executive Coaching | CO2 Partners

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These are: Customer Segments – An organization serves one or several customer segments. B usiness Model Generation caught my eye in a book store in December – It is rare I find myself in book stores anymore given how many books are sent to me as a blogger and my preference in reading on Kindle or IPad.

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Reverse Innovation in Tech Startups: The Story of Capillary Technologies

Harvard Business Review

At its core, reverse innovation describes solutions adopted first in poorer, emerging nations that subsequently—and disruptively—find a market in richer, developed nations. But can reverse innovation be relevant in the world of high-technology? Disruptive innovation India'

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Frugal Innovation: Lessons from Carlos Ghosn, CEO, Renault-Nissan

Harvard Business Review

He was impressed by Indian engineers' ability to innovate cost-effectively and quickly under severe resource constraints. Recently, in New York, we participated in a panel discussion organized by the Asia Society called " Jugaad Innovation: Reigniting American Ingenuity " (you can watch a video here ). And they did it. lakhs ($6,600).

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Peru's Innovation Drive

Harvard Business Review

The first round of presidential polls on April 10, 2011, set the stage for a June runoff between the leftist Ollanta Humala, a former military commander, and right-winger Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of a former Peruvian president who is in jail. The ability to do that, I believe is going to keep Peru's economy on the path to development.

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It Takes a Village to Raise an Entrepreneur

Harvard Business Review

Social entrepreneurship has evolved a great deal since the late 1980s, when pioneers like City Year 's Alan Khazei and Teach for America 's Wendy Kopp took great risks to prove that innovative organizations could produce transformative social change.

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Top Line Growth? There's an App for That

Harvard Business Review

Smartphone sales in 2011 are estimated to reach 468 million units, a 57% increase over 2010. Many companies forget to align customer service with the brand proposition for the targeted market segment. This post is part of the HBR Insight Center Growing the Top Line.

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Learning How to Make Market Segmentation Work Again

Harvard Business Review

Gaming industry leader Harrah's has profiled casino visitors over the past half-decade to separate loyal, repeat visitors (a highly profitable segment) from "professionals" (a group that is hard to please and a revenue drain) so they can properly hand out customized freebies and loyalty perks.