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For Some Platforms, Network Effects Are No Match for Local Know-How

Harvard Business

On March 25 mighty Uber bowed out of Southeast Asia by selling its operation in several countries to local rival Grab. Three months after the sale, in June 2018, Toyota decided to pour $1 billion into Grab, in a bid to expand other offerings in the region including food delivery and electronic payments.

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 Consultant or Vendor? Pick only one!

Women in Consulting

But they operate very differently in that marketplace. It might be a course in time management or project management or a one-day team building retreat. So you teach your one-day course on time management and all the attendees complain bitterly about the always shifting priorities that come down from upper management.