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Using Supply Chains to Grow Your Business

Harvard Business Review

But entrepreneurial know-how and energy can work very effectively in the context of plugging-in as a supplier, as Steve Cronce and thousands of others are learning. Manage culture by setting expectations appropriately. Manage the arduously long sales cycle. The challenge is to cast off the handcuffs while keeping the gold.

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Huawei’s Culture Is the Key to Its Success

Harvard Business Review

For example, when Huawei expanded their 3G market in Europe, they noticed that European carriers expected base stations to be more compact, easier to install, greener, and more energy efficient, while offering wider coverage. This innovation made it cheaper for carriers to deploy base stations, and was popular with European carriers.