Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2017

From 2012 to 2015, the number of global corporate venture capital deals almost doubled, and their investments quadrupled, to $29.1 Among the 30 top companies in seven of the largest industries, almost half had a VC-fueled accelerator in 2015, up from just 2% in 2010. Harnessing Big Potential While Minimizing Risk.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Meyer Innovation Fixed Costs 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Connected spenders are the heaviest purchasers in categories including electronics, travel, and dining out, and they’re likely to be early adopters of new ways to buy in any category. In markets such as the U.S., In financial services, for instance, these ways are the newest cashless payment methods or mobile banking products.

Maturity 8

Maturity Advertising Marketing Insurance 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2018

before 2010, and in only 50 countries by 2015. As with the markets it had entered earlier, the company launched a service targeted at early adopters, and then iterated quickly to add features to attract a wider audience. This is a remarkable achievement for a company that was only in the U.S.

First-mover Advantage 8

First-mover Advantage Globalization Content Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 12, 2018

before 2010, and in only 50 countries by 2015. As with the markets it had entered earlier, the company launched a service targeted at early adopters, and then iterated quickly to add features to attract a wider audience. This is a remarkable achievement for a company that was only in the U.S.

First-mover Advantage 8

First-mover Advantage Globalization Content Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 15, 2013

You can see a strong precedent for this in the open source software movement, which didn''t go mainstream until its early adopters progressed through the ranks. Sometimes it''s a peer to the CMO, perhaps a chief digital officer, which Gartner predicts will be present in 25% of enterprises by 2015. Some hire a chief technologist.

CIO 8

CIO Marketing CRM Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

By buying Whole Foods, Amazon gets virtually limitless possibilities to test products and services, test price points and assortment interactions, redefine the price perception for organic and healthier foods, merge offline and online shopping experiences, and perhaps test home delivery or store pickup with ideal early adopters.

Price 8

Price Retail Competitive Advantage Long-term 8

Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 25, 2015

Strong leaders may inspire people to join their cause, but it’s those early hires and early adopters – the fledgling community who believes in a company’s ideals – that will make or break a young business. Copyright 2007-2015 by StrategyDriven Enterprises, LLC. Consider leaving a comment! All rights reserved.

Leadership 50

Leadership Early Adopters Follow-up Long-term 50

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2017

We introduced the Digital Evolution Index in HBR in 2015 to trace the emergence of a “digital planet,” how physical interactions — in communications, social and political exchange, commerce, media and entertainment — are being displaced by digitally mediated ones. Today’s Digital Landscape.

Innovation 8

Innovation Policies Technology Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2017

Rather, they can become early adopters of the technology. In 2015 these top three players generated 48% of the revenues among the top 50 brokers in the U.S. Intermediaries or “trust brokers” do not have to be written out of the equation — or disintermediated — as many blockchain enthusiasts argue.

Insurance 11

Insurance Industry Policies Market Penetration 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2017

household participates in 29 different loyalty programs, according to the 2015 Colloquy Loyalty Census. Early adopters could benefit considerably. Loyalty programs have proliferated across travel, retail, financial services, and other economic sectors. The average U.S.

Loyalty 12

Loyalty Customer Loyalty Travel Hotels 12

Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 4, 2017

Otherwise, you run the risk of allowing all the visibility, brand awareness, and site traffic from early adopters to vaporize. To leverage the blood, sweat and tears of launch and leverage early market momentum to build early sales, use smart planning to avoid the post-launch trough.

Succession 124

Succession PR Venture Capitalist B2C 124