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Business Model Generation : Blog | Executive Coaching | CO2 Partners

CO2

It is useful to distinction between three motivations for creating partnerships: Optimization and economy of scale, Reduction of risk and uncertainty, Acquisition of particular resources and activities) Cost Structure – The business model elements result in the cost structure. (It This final chapter puts it all together.

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Identify Blue Oceans by Mapping Your Product Portfolio

Harvard Business Review

This despite Wall Street’s uncertainty since the death of the company’s founder and visionary, Steve Jobs. Consider the recent history of Apple and Microsoft, two tech companies no longer run by their visionary founders, and how each has competed in red or blue oceans.