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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.

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Four Ideas for Creating Mobile Strategy

Harvard Business Review

In many markets around the world, companies have the chance to seize a first-mover advantage by investing early in this growing consumer touch point, much in the same way that companies that made early, scaled investments in TV advertising in its youngest years secured long-term cost advantages.

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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. But a new study shows that no amount of buzz, excitement or first mover's advantage will lead a product to sustained growth. Success begets success.

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The Health Care Industry Needs to Start Taking Women Seriously

Harvard Business Review

Given the influence of these consumers, you would expect that the health care industry would be supporting them with tools and services. The good news: By engaging this market segment and rebuilding trust, health care companies can have a first-mover advantage.