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The New Agents of Market Penetrations

Harvard Business Review

They explained to me some of the projects they were working on with their local counterparts. Through this policy, the nation perfected and positioned itself as the destination of European and American students looking into Africa. In the hotel where I stayed, I met some U.S. It turned out that they were also learning from the local students.

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Throw Your Life a Curve

Harvard Business Review

Then you enter hypergrowth, which typically happens somewhere between 10-15% of market penetration. With Facebook for example, assuming an estimated market opportunity of one billion, it took roughly 4 years to reach penetration of 10%. Saturation is reached at 90%+.

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Blockchain Could Make the Insurance Industry Much More Transparent

Harvard Business Review

When we buy an insurance policy at an individual household level or for a large, complex business or project, the only items that seal the deal are some papers with promissory statements.