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A Blueprint for Digital Companies’ Financial Reporting

Harvard Business Review

When multiple players compete for the same space, revenues indicate the progress towards achieving market leadership that creates the dominant protocol for industry partners, suppliers, and customers. (In In a market like social media, a firm’s success can depend on the winner-take-all profits that come from market leadership.).

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How B2B Software Vendors Can Help Their Customers Benchmark

Harvard Business Review

Imagine if all manufacturers had, for example, a supply chain efficiency score, or all companies had a leadership development score. The FICO score is an excellent example; the company reduces a consumer’s complex credit history to a single three-digit score that both creditors and debtors can understand.