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Joint Ventures Reduce the Risk of Major Capital Investments

Harvard Business Review

Given the two companies’ complementary shipping schedules, services, and vessels, the agreement allows them to provide greater product options to customers at substantially lower operating cost. Guidelines for selecting an appropriate model. Model 3: Joint venture of similar assets. Dual asymmetrical joint venture.

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Ad Blocking’s Unintended Consequences

Harvard Business Review

Placing ads next to content helps websites recover the sizeable fixed costs of creating content. But ad blockers cut off this revenue stream and make it difficult to offset even the running cost of storing and delivering content to visitors. Most large publishers now require advertisers to comply with DAA guidelines.