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JANUARY 19, 2019

And classic films aren’t the only place where a flop can presage a hit: In fact, many of today’s favorite consumer innovations come care of a failed first iteration that was widely derided before it was praised. In 2001, at the COMDEX Fall computer show, Microsoft ’s then-CEO Bill Gates introduced to the world to the Microsoft Tablet PC.

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OCTOBER 29, 2018

The Sad State of Corporate Innovation. See how corporates are failing when it comes to innovation. Download the free 31-page State of Innovation report. While Google excelled in building software, it lagged behind in hardware and product innovation. Microsoft and Nokia. Date: April 25, 2014. Price: $7.9B. Price: $11B.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2017

And yet, for all the newness and newfangledness of toy innovation, it is remarkable how many of the classics are still not only available, but thriving. From that single blonde doll released at the dawn of the 1960s, there are now 800 different dolls that bear Barbie branding. The Lego set retails for about $350.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

That business was called The Retail Credit Corporation. The Retail Credit Corporation was also free to sell that data to anyone willing to pay for it, and many did. It would take another three decades — 2001 — for the FCRA to be amended further to give consumers direct access to their credit reports for a “fair and reasonable” fee.

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JUNE 7, 2017

Born shortly before the turn of the century in Rio de Janeiro by Eduardo Ourivio and Mário Chady, the chain today, almost 20 years down the line, is a much bigger brand than even its founders ever expected it would be. The partnership with NCR continues to drive the digital platforms of our brand.

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JULY 18, 2016

DVD player sales doubled from 2000 to 2001 as manufacturers flooded the market with new devices. Tapping into that existing consumer behavior, Netflix’s initial innovation was to create an online ordering queue that allowed consumers to choose up to 25 DVDs at a time and to put those requests on a list. had a DVD player in their homes.

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MARCH 7, 2019

There is a possibly apocryphal story of Amazon’s early days (around 2001) where Founder Jeff Bezos was invited to Bentonville, Arkansas to discuss the possibility of Walmart purchasing his still young – and, at this point, struggling – online bookstore. percent of the consumer’s total retail spend as of February 2019, compared to Amazon’s 6.4

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JULY 9, 2018

The intent of the regulation is to level the playing field for innovators by offering consumers an expanded number of point solutions that are different than what’s offered now by their existing bank. Digital music has been unbundled since the iPod and iTunes got a head of steam in 2001. Television programming is being unbundled.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2019

It also owns 50 subsidiary companies that have 200 more subsidiaries themselves, including Geico (acquired in 1996), Dairy Queen (1997), and Fruit of the Loom (2001). You only find out who is swimming naked when the tide goes out.” ( 2001 ). In spring 2001, Cisco’s shareholders had lost a total of 28.6%

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OCTOBER 16, 2018

2013: Decentralize decision-making to generate innovation. 2011: Self-service platforms unlock innovation. 2004: Free cash flow enables more innovation. 2001: Measure your company by your free cash flow. 2013: Decentralize decision-making to generate innovation. 2011: Self-service platforms unlock innovation.

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MAY 23, 2019

Few places are more receptive to new ideas and innovative business models than Silicon Valley. The Honest Company’s branding and promotional materials claimed that the firm’s goods were free of synthetic chemicals. But the model doesn’t always work perfectly. want to know THE TOP 20 REASONS STARTUPS FAIL?

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MAY 1, 2018

Product innovation is one way that large corporations stay competitive in a rapidly changing marketplace, but it doesn’t always work out when big brands attempt innovation. Understanding failure is crucial since so many accounts of innovation focus on the successes and so are affected by survivorship bias.

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