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Can Chinese Smartphone Darling Xiaomi Compete in Western Markets?

Harvard Business Review

With a business model of at-cost hardware and software up-selling, it recently raised its 2013 sales targets from 15 million smartphones to 20 million, and is now gazing abroad. For example, consumer brands tend to have more of a social/emotional component to their jobs-to-be-done, while B2B products are heavier on functional needs.

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China Needs a New Generation of Dreamers (and New Dreams)

Harvard Business Review

Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba, the world’s largest online B2B global trading marketplace, is probably the most obvious choice. For those operating in China, this is, indeed, a quandary. China Disruptive innovation Global business' Can you name five? Understanding Chinese Consumers. China’s Bad Bet on the Environment.