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These include companies across multiple industry spectrums, notably NetFlix in entertainment, AirBnB in hospitality, and Whole Foods for groceries. Building and managing teams along the new lines outlined is not easy, and that’s why it’s a real competitive advantage when you do it.
These include companies across multiple industry spectrums, notably NetFlix in entertainment, AirBnB in hospitality, and Whole Foods for groceries. Building and managing teams along the new lines outlined is not easy, and that’s why it’s a real competitive advantage when you do it.
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As an entrepreneur mentor and startup investor, I see with sadness the 50 to 90 percent that fail. Blockbuster failed to recognize that their industry had fundamentally and permanently changed, and even NetFlix has struggles with the same issue, as video streaming takes over. But I’m not convinced that it’s as simple as that.
As an entrepreneur mentor and startup investor, I see with sadness the 50 to 90 percent that fail. Blockbuster failed to recognize that their industry had fundamentally and permanently changed, and even NetFlix has struggles with the same issue, as video streaming takes over. But I’m not convinced that it’s as simple as that.
As an entrepreneur mentor and startup investor, I see with sadness the 50 to 90 percent that fail. Blockbuster failed to recognize that their industry had fundamentally and permanently changed, and even NetFlix has suffered from the same issue, as video streaming takes over. But I’m not convinced that it’s as simple as that.
As an entrepreneur mentor and startup investor, I see with sadness the 50 to 90 percent that fail. Blockbuster failed to recognize that their industry had fundamentally and permanently changed, and even NetFlix has suffered from the same issue, as video streaming takes over. But I’m not convinced that it’s as simple as that.
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