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The New Psychology of Business Models

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model, startups will have more success if they adopt lean and agile business development principles, where failing fast is the premium strategy and the lean business model reigns supreme. What about doing market research?” process, some market research can still be done during the idea development stage. In my management 3.0

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Telecom's Competitive Solution: Outsourcing?

Harvard Business Review

telecom carriers face daunting challenges from device makers, content providers, social networks, and an array of disruptive technologies. Skype , for example, competes with fixed-line carriers by offering free mobile Skype calls. Google has its own contender in the market, Google Voice. Bharti looks nothing like other telecoms.

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Research: Cloud Computing Is Helping Smaller, Newer Firms Compete

Harvard Business Review

Is digital technology a democratizing force, allowing smaller, newer companies to compete against giant ones? has slowed , and that in most industries the biggest firms have higher market share than they did a decade ago. has slowed , and that in most industries the biggest firms have higher market share than they did a decade ago.