“Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or present are certain to miss the future.” – John F. Kennedy Only the Paranoid Survive and the Rules of Horizontal Industries A horizontal industry sells products and services that are used by many different businesses and customers. It’s the opposite of […]
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“Like most of the great turning points in history, it was obvious and yet no one saw it coming.” – Mark Bowden How to Recognize the Moment Everything Changes An Andy Grove inflection point happens when the old way of doing business fades and a new reality takes shape—one that can propel a company to new
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“If at first the idea is not absurd, then there is no hope for it”. – Albert Einstein Taking Risks Sam Zemurray’s innovation and willingness to defy convention redefined the banana industry. He was a calculated risk-taker. Whenever he spotted an edge, he pounced. The edge he exploited allowed him to win market share, pay off
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