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The Internet of Things Needs Design, Not Just Technology

Harvard Business Review

applications pushed technology to address B2B market requirements. However, as the application of IoT expands to a broader range of commercial opportunities, enterprise B2B applications have become B2B2C. Machine-to-machine (M2M) connectivity — the forerunner of consumer-focused IoT — has been around for decades.

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Your New Hit Product Might Be Underpriced

Harvard Business Review

Some products are truly innovative but stay walled up too long in R&D and then are released to market when they are no longer unique. But one innovation pitfall is particularly insidious because it doesn’t involve an outright failure; in fact, these product launches actually do well in the marketplace.

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To Spur Growth, Target Profitable "Prosumers"

Harvard Business Review

The average consumer did not have access to the quality of equipment that professional athletes and healthcare providers had, until breakthrough innovation created higher quality yet affordable options. They also are finicky about marketing ("how you market it").sometimes Both UnderArmour and Roche are great examples of this.

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