N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 6, 2022

With technology reshaping the global business landscape, many companies will be pushed to fundamentally reconsider their ways of doing international business, diversifying into new product categories and adopting a “borderless” expansion model. Undoubtedly, this is putting added pressure on FinTech executives.

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Strategy Driven

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Both platforms assist with strategic planning, lead generation, and reaching the appropriate consumers through data validation—which ultimately helps grow your business. Another software, Kubera, tracks your investments and finances. Identify Potential Risks Wherever finances are concerned, there is always potential for risks.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Given that those companies were all venture-financed and emerged from Silicon Valley, you might assume that the key ingredients that have ensured their success were cutting-edge technologies, digital platforms, and customer bases that were chiefly made up of digital natives. In other words, they had great business models.

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The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 15, 2022

There was then a gap to access to finance and a non-supportive policy environment. What can set them apart is their ability to influence their internal processes (orientation and business model) and immediate external environment (networks) to ensure they remain future-ready.”. of respondents citing survival as a key challenge.

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N2Growth Blog

MAY 16, 2010

As odd as it sounds, businesses that are not dependant on smart talent, capital, or technology can scale faster and easier than those businesses burdened with the aforementioned dependencies. If your company can’t be operated by mere mortals, you need to reexamine your business logic.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 5, 2023

The challenge is most acute for small businesses, whose finances can be particularly vulnerable during crises. In this in-depth exploration, we will delve into tips and strategies to manage your small business finances during a crisis and emerge more resilient than ever. Are there inefficiencies you can address?

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 3, 2011

That is the question that many a business is forced to ask at some point during their life cycle. In fact, I would go so far as to say that CEOs who are not consistently reengineering elements of their business fall into one of the following two camps; 1) They have a perfect business, or; 2) They are an ineffective CEO.

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 15, 2015

After 26 years since the creation of the businesses now have a number of methods and channels to distribute marketing and information about their products and services and are able to reach a varied and broad audience. Here are three key strategies any business can adopt in the coming year to boost profitability: 1.

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N2Growth Blog

DECEMBER 13, 2010

They are voracious learners always looking for better methods, different approaches, enhanced efficiencies, better technology and increased velocity. Leaders can be extremely strong in any of the areas above, but if they are not leading effectively or productively, if they are not meeting performance expectations, then they have work to do.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 6, 2016

If you work for a small firm or a giant organization, in fashion or finance, in Texas or Tanzania, you are competing in a ruthless, globe-spanning Expectation Economy. Change – environmental, political, social, cultural, technological, economic – is occurring constantly. Drivers of Change. You can’t have trends without change!

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N2Growth Blog

APRIL 9, 2010

The next time you hear someone question an investment into design solely for the purpose of reducing expenditures, I would suggest that you think long and hard before doing so as few things in business produce the return on investment that a reputation for quality design can yield.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2018

Over the past few decades, Silicon Valley has been such a powerful engine for entrepreneurship in technology that, all too often, it is considered to be some kind of panacea. The Silicon Valley model, for all of its charms, was developed at a specific time, for a specific industry, which was developing a specific set of technologies.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

There’s no question that legacy IT systems are too slow and rigid for the agility that digital business demands. And that means buying more new technology: IT organizations must adopt new platforms and processes and integrate services in new ways. Are IT organizations ready for the challenge?

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N2Growth Blog

AUGUST 11, 2010

Leadership is a full-contact sport, and if you cannot address conflict in a healthy, productive fashion then you should not be in a leadership role. Developing effective conflict resolution skill sets are an essential component of a building a sustainable business model. If so, you likely have issues with conflict.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2018

By Surya Panditi, SVP and GM, Agile Management, CA Technologies. Agile practices have a vital part to play in the rapid delivery and continuous maintenance of software-driven products and services. A recent global survey of almost 1,300 IT and business leaders found companies are keenly aware of the importance of agile.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 3, 2018

Too much money is spent on attention-grabbing activities that are straightforward to do, like hiring new people, procuring new technologies, and buying more facilities. This includes technology and people, as well as tangible, intangible, and financial assets.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Between 2006 and 2008, more than $1 billion venture-capital dollars were channeled into startups focused on solar, wind and biofuel technologies. In the last year, however, early-stage investments in clean energy production technologies have fallen substantially (see the table at the end of this piece for more detail).

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2011

Much is being written about the impact that new communication technologies and channels (blogs, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube) have on traditional marketing. And this will require changes in product strategy. Sure, one could argue that these changes in business models are partly driven by other factors (e.g.,

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N2Growth Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2010

It has been my experience that whenever methodologies become productized objectivity is removed from the equation. Whenever you are being pitched a product as a solution I suggest you exercise extreme caution. As always, I welcome your comments below… Share and Enjoy: View Comments myersk Agree.

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N2Growth Blog

JANUARY 11, 2024

Under their stewardship, the CRO implements innovative revenue generation techniques and ensures effective business model operations. Additionally, it is paramount that the CRO can not just fit but add to the organization’s culture in a productive way.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

In our surveys, more than 66% of CEOs said they expect their companies to change their business model in the next three years, with 62% reporting they have management initiatives or transformation programs underway to make their business more digital. But in some companies, strategists are bolder.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 11, 2017

There is no burden on those who proposed a new idea or technology to talk to customers, build minimal viable products, test hypotheses or understand the barriers to deployment. Most importantly, minimal viable products and working prototypes will have been tested. As the head of the U.S. Segments of the U.S.

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N2Growth Blog

JUNE 24, 2014

And if those dominant companies fail to adopt new technology or improved business models, and continue to pursue strategies that perpetuate what has historically helped them succeed, they may find their once profitable business declining.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 17, 2015

This intensive customer focus has increased as technology-enabled transparency and online social media accelerate an inexorable flow of market power downstream from suppliers to customers. The issue arose as a result of changes to IBM’s business model for software. The rise of cloud computing changed all this.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 19, 2016

Carmakers have started using 3D technology to produce parts. It could upend supply chains, business models, customer relationships, and even entrepreneurship itself. The technology is expected to lead to reductions in the cost of employment, capital investment, shipping and inventory as well. Most hearing aids in the U.S.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 4, 2014

In Big Bang disruption, rule-changing innovation leads to the creation of entire product lines (or the destruction of whole markets) essentially overnight, with disrupters coming from outside the industry that they are disrupting. They are using digital technologies to increase their own efficiency and to improve the customer experience.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 1, 2016

In manufacturing, leaders invest in plant, property, and equipment and carefully manage production and inventory. Today, the list of disruptive new entrants is expanding and the primary differentiator is clear: they bring new mental models to existing industries and create new business models that customers and investors love.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2017

This distinction is important because the driver is typically the most expensive part of a transport business, be it taxi services, last-mile logistics, or long-haul trucking. Self-driving capabilities can boost safety and driver productivity. Where and When the Technology Might Be Deployed. Of the large markets, the U.S.,

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2017

Doing digital M&A right means upending the way most companies approach financing, due diligence, and merger integration. Let’s start with financing the deal. Sponsored by DXC Technology. Meanwhile, because digital targets tend to be expensive, acquirers are limited in their ability to use stock to finance a deal.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 21, 2015

But recent technological advances and new business models are now allowing nimble players to compete and provide consumers with cost-saving alternatives. In the case of distributed energy, various financing options let consumers save in a number of ways. This story of disruption should feel familiar.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 2, 2017

Given the pace at which digital innovation is disrupting industries globally, it’s not surprising that most CEOs feel pressure to find and deploy the right technology as fast as their budgets will allow. Many are discovering, however, that becoming a digital leader isn’t simply a matter of technological savvy.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 12, 2012

It was only a few years ago that Governor Deval Patrick poured some $58 million into the company and their much-lauded breakthrough solar technology (String Ribbon). By focusing on a straightforward insight: truly transformative industrial changes aren't driven by technologies replacing technologies , but by systems replacing systems.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 12, 2018

For companies, smart cities represent major business opportunities — and not only for tech firms selling systems to government agencies. Technology is reconfiguring traditional roles and divisions of labor. Companies that want to serve them directly often have to think outside the box when it comes to financing.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2017

While it’s clear that CEOs need to consider AI’s business implications, the technology’s nascence in business settings makes it less clear how to profitably employ it. While investment in AI is heating up, corporate adoption of AI technologies is still lagging. Furthermore, early AI adopters are 3.5

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2017

This second transformation will be triggered not by regulation but by rapidly evolving technology. The banks that have nearly completed their regulatory agenda have a head start, since they can free up more financial and human resources to address evolving technology. They are technology-savvy fintech shops.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Pioneers of new business models, such as Alibaba and Amazon, are launching innovations in rapid succession, such as voice ordering and real-time pricing, while simultaneously building scale and driving down costs. Danita Delimont/Getty Images. Few industries are being disrupted as drastically as the retail industry.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

” You aren’t alone; while most organizations talk the talk of sustainability — doing things like integrating environmental and societal concerns into their business models — very few walk the walk. When all employees and stakeholders use the sustainability lens to make decisions, a new business model takes root.

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