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Kodak’s Downfall Wasn’t About Technology

Harvard Business Review

Given that Kodak’s core business was selling film, it is not hard to see why the last few decades proved challenging. The company filed for bankruptcy protection in 2012, exited legacy businesses and sold off its patents before re-emerging as a sharply smaller company in 2013. Consider Fuji Photo Film.

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Kodak and the Brutal Difficulty of Transformation

Harvard Business Review

2012 has not gotten off to a great start for Eastman Kodak. The easy narrative is that Kodak is a classic case of a company blind to the disruptive changes in its marketplace. Of course, being a dominant film provider became increasingly irrelevant in light of recent technological shifts.

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Crowdfunding’s Big-Bang Moment

Harvard Business Review

In a 600-page proposed rulemaking , the SEC moved to implement key provisions of the 2012 Jumpstart our Business Startups Act (or JOBS Act). services such as Kickstarter (and others including Indiegogo and Rockethub ) have operated on a donation model. Kickstarter funds everything from art to food to fashion, films, and hardware.