N2Growth Blog

JUNE 14, 2010

So, in today’s post I’ll examine the power of disruption as a key business driver… Disruptive business models focus on creating, disintermediating, refining, reengineering or optimizing a product/service, role/function/practice, category, market, sector, or industry. When was the last time you entered a new market?

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 1, 2015

The 195 member countries, or “parties,” hold a Conference of Parties (COP) annually, and this year is the 21st meeting. But, as climate policy expert Aimee Christensen pointed out to me, “the recent momentum going into Paris is primarily driven by the improving economics of action (e.g., as a whole has committed to.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 3, 2017

However, some of the most common beliefs about how this will happen, repeated by conference speakers, self-proclaimed gurus, and consultants, have been oversimplified, misunderstood, or misapplied. It is a misconception to think that network effects inevitably and always lead to a winner-take-all market.

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2013

That opportunistic approach to financial markets has defined Amazon since it went public in 1997. When Uncle Wall Street (also known as Mr. Market ) is in a generous mood, Bezos is always ready to take advantage by putting investment ahead of profitability. billion bond issue just before the debt-market meltdown of autumn 2008.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2013

Way back in the first decade of the new millennium, when Craigslist seemed like the biggest threat facing newspapers, founder Craig Newmark paid visits to lots of media companies and media conferences. Sometimes that''s political influence and hometown boosterism, as with the local developer and hotelier who bought San Diego''s daily paper.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 4, 2015

For example, if you enjoy connecting with people, you could use that skill to be a psychologist or a marketer. “Join industry groups, go to conferences, volunteer for a nonprofit,” advises Dillon. Christensen. Some people want to help sick people directly while others aspire to help pass the Affordable Care Act.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2017

Just as we wouldn’t rely on a single marketing tactic or a single source of financing for the entire life of an organization, we need to build up a portfolio of innovation strategies designed for specific tasks. Clay Christensen's landmark theory -- in under two minutes. Related Video. The Explainer: Disruptive Innovation.

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