Harvard Business Review

MARCH 21, 2011

But because we failed to hammer out exactly how we would operate (including our respective roles and responsibilities), infighting distracted from operating, cash became a concern, and the business slowly, then quickly, imploded. And because my husband and I were the providers of working capital, I had the luxury of being cavalier.

Due Diligence 14

Due Diligence Magazine SWOT Christensen 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

When Christensen conducted the research for The Innovator’s Dilemma , he looked at industries that were asset-heavy. Construction equipment and disk-drive manufacturing required heavy machinery, distribution facilities, and immense amounts of working capital. They are not asset-heavy. They are asset-light.

Christensen 8

Christensen Finance Innovation B2B 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 10, 2012

That 5% margin might come not from scale, but from the absence of stores, retail employees, and reduced working capital requirements. It could even focus more of its operations on the last-minute needs customers have for which no delivery network is fast enough, growing its automatic kiosk network.

Price 8

Price Retail Business Model Christensen 8