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Telecom's Competitive Solution: Outsourcing?

Harvard Business Review

The company's core competency is branding and identifying customer pain points. telecoms are classified as a high technology industry: "Network is their business." The vendors for telecom network management were paid only for the capacity utilized by Bharti Airtel, not for the equipment. In the U.S.,

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You Don’t Have to Be a Software Company to Think Like One

Harvard Business Review

Rethink the role of partnerships in your business model. Adopting a software mentality should include rethinking your business model to include partnerships with others who can help form richer ecosystems, generate network effects, and improve your overall value proposition.

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The 5 Requirements of a Truly Innovative Company

Harvard Business Review

By now, your company probably has a new busi­ness incubator, an idea wiki, a disciplined process for mining customer insights, an awards program for successful innovators, and maybe even an outpost in Silicon Valley—all fine ideas—and yet, most likely, it still struggles to meet its growth goals and seldom thrills its customers.