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How the Internet Saved Handmade Goods

Harvard Business Review

A recent article in The Economist , citing the work of Ryan Raffaelli at Harvard Business School, points to what it calls a “paradox” in the aftermath of disruptive innovation. Today, the company does roughly $50 million in total sales, with the home market accounting for over 80% of them. billion in merchandise.

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18 of the Top 20 Tech Companies Are in the Western U.S. and Eastern China. Can Anywhere Else Catch Up?

Harvard Business Review

These gold coasts are home to nine of the top 10, and 18 of the top 20, internet companies, as measured by market capitalization. and China that were able to take advantage of large domestic markets to achieve scale and to surround themselves with rich ecosystems of startups, suppliers, complements, and customers.

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How Software Is Helping Big Companies Dominate

Harvard Business Review

They’re more productive , more profitable , more innovative , and they pay better. “How long does it take for her to interact with a market that isn’t nearly monopolized?” Walmart went from a 3% share of the general merchandise retail market in 1982 to over 50% today. Andrew Brookes/Getty Images.