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Business Model Generation : Blog | Executive Coaching | CO2 Partners

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These are: Customer Segments – An organization serves one or several customer segments. They look at 9 Building Blocks that form the business canvas. John Sullivan FORA.tv

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It Takes a Village to Raise an Entrepreneur

Harvard Business Review

A hybrid approach is exemplified by startup Frogtek, which develops software for local shopkeepers in emerging markets to more efficiently track their inventory, leading to better purchasing decisions and greater profits. In 2010 and 2011, almost 50% of the applicants to Echoing Green relied on hybrid models, versus 37% in 2006.

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What 40 Years of Research Reveals About the Difference Between Disruptive and Radical Innovation

Harvard Business Review

It was the initial encroachment from the low-end of the market that made Netflix disruptive. A focus on a larger market segment initially might have induced a fighting response by Blockbuster. Netflix was founded in 1997; Blockbuster went bankrupt in 2010. The Netflix case also shows that disruption may take time.

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Three Cases of Better Corporate Philanthropy

Harvard Business Review

Be accountable for results : While many funders track service delivery, a 2010 report by the Committee on Encouraging Corporate Philanthropy notes that metrics measuring only output "offer little indication whether social improvement actually is occurring." Early results are encouraging.

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Coping With Change in Emerging Markets

Harvard Business Review

Holden didn''t anticipate that the Indian automobile market would grow by over 500% over the next 10 years: India''s car sales shot up from 518,000 units in 2000 to 2.8 million in 2010, making it the world''s sixth largest car market. A useful way of uncovering that information is to experiment constantly.

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Top Line Growth? There's an App for That

Harvard Business Review

Smartphone sales in 2011 are estimated to reach 468 million units, a 57% increase over 2010. Many companies forget to align customer service with the brand proposition for the targeted market segment. Executives searching for sources of top-line growth should look at what's already in their hands — literally.

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Big Bets vs. Little Bets and the future of HP

Harvard Business Review

They then researched and analyzed the markets, segmented them, and developed products. If the idea got far enough, they developed marketing campaigns, sales strategies, and launched it. in 2010, and HP has been criticized for a decade-long R&D slide. A billion dollars kind of became a mantra.".

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