Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2018

Entrants may target over-looked segments of the market with a product considered inferior by incumbent’s most-demanding customers and later move up-market as their product improves. Or, they may create markets where no market exists and turn non-consumers into consumers. It appealed to a niche of film nerds.

Disruptive Innovation 12

Disruptive Innovation Innovation Business Model Human Capital 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2014

Before the announcement, the stock market capitalization to GDP ratio for Nigeria was 33%, compared to 270% for South Africa. Emerging market investors looking for upside potential in Africa will look at those numbers with interest. Post announcement, the ratio is 18%. Global business'

GDP 8

GDP Human Capital Film Consensus 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

The past year has been difficult for many markets in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, although some of our clients have been facing difficulties resulting from the current environment, primarily because of currency pressures, many others are continuing to see strong growth, even in troubled markets such as South Africa and Angola.

GDP 8

GDP Politics Marketing Bottom-up 8

Strategy Driven

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

Zanuck, film producer (1949). Insufficient investment was made toward human capital on the front end. Marketing is more for ego reasons, rather than a careful strategy. Sales and marketing are not given enough support… especially management’s personal participation. .” Bishop J. Fulton Sheen.

Strategy 61

Strategy P&L Strategic Planning Tactics 61

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2012

To see customers as the assets they really are, the strategic design and marketing question must shift from "What's the new value of the innovation?" History gives a lot of credence to this "human capital" model of innovation influence. George Eastman didn't just create cheap new cameras and films; he created photographers.

Human Capital 15

Human Capital Supply Chain Kaizen Innovation 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2012

To see customers as the assets they really are, the strategic design and marketing question must shift from "What's the new value of the innovation?" History gives a lot of credence to this "human capital" model of innovation influence. George Eastman didn't just create cheap new cameras and films; he created photographers.

Human Capital 13

Human Capital Supply Chain Kaizen Innovation 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2015

At root, this idea is a modern reworking of the Malthus population story : the idea that (other) humans are intrinsically a burden. When slaves were legally recognized as people and ceased to be property, America’s accumulated capital vanished, which greatly leveled the distribution of capital in the U.S.

Class 8

Class Open-book Politics Biotechnology 8