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Start-ups: Before You Launch Your Product, Start With a Service

Harvard Business Review

Initially, the company relied entirely on services to get close to customers, understand and address their problems, and in the process generate revenues. Much of what the company learned about its customers in the services mode has been developed into its product, although a good percentage of revenues still comes from services.

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What Apple, Lending Club, and AirBnB Know About Collaborating with Customers

Harvard Business Review

The idea of “co-creating” with customers has been circulating for years, but until recently few companies effectively exploited its power or understood its contribution to the bottom line. It starts by understanding customers’ affinity with the brands. Your customers are waiting. Four levels of affinity.

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