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What Groupon and LivingSocial Cannot Offer

Harvard Business Review

This likely influenced Google to reportedly offer Groupon $6 billion for the company ( which was turned down ) and the company to raise a record $950 million from investors. The costs are clearly high, but companies with products that tend to generate early buzz seem to do very well. That honor goes to the market leader, Groupon.

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How Netflix Expanded to 190 Countries in 7 Years

Harvard Business Review

In France and India, for example, homegrown leaders offer local-language video content, thus depriving Netflix of first-mover advantage. and Netflix has managed to make inroads into even those markets where Prime arrived first. Furthermore, strong competition in streaming already exists in many countries.

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How Netflix Expanded to 190 Countries in 8 Years

Harvard Business Review

In France and India, for example, homegrown leaders offer local-language video content, thus depriving Netflix of first-mover advantage. and Netflix has managed to make inroads into even those markets where Prime arrived first. Furthermore, strong competition in streaming already exists in many countries.