links for 2007-04-24
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We the undersigned petition the Prime Minister to replace the national anthem with ‘Gold’ by Spandau Ballet
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Disruption and business model innovation from Amazon…
The answer, we believe, is that Jeff Bezos understands that the key to sustained success is business model innovation. Amazon has deftly moved into new categories and new markets with flexibility
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High end innovation and disruption at a premium point in the market
The jobs-to-be-done framework offers a suprising answer to this question. What jobs are Whole Foods customers trying to get done? Presumably, most want to buy fresh, organic or natural
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More classic disruption from tv advertising
In January we wrote about an online product that we felt had the makings of a disruptive product. The product is Spot Runner ? an online site and engine that enables businesses to customize stock video ads an
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Put your ideas online for free, esp. when they can be commodizised…
People use the web for research; they are looking for fresh ideas, insight and actionable information. Intellectual property is difficult to protect and is quickly commoditized by th
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Incorporating new and updated information, this second edition of THE bestselling text in Bayesian data analysis continues to emphasize practice over theory, describing how to conceptualize, perform, and critiques statistical analysis from a Bayesian pers
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Knowledge@Wharton has published an excellent (once you get past the interminable introduction) interview with Ray Ozzie, Microsoft’s official software visionary. Ozzie doesn’t say anything unexpected, but he provides a through and often subtle explanation