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Clean Energy Transition: Business Risks and Opportunities

Tom Spencer

Wood was not necessarily phased out, as much as just naturally replaced by coal, which represented a more efficient and denser source of energy. There will be some clear winners in the clean energy transition, namely more developed countries. By 1900, coal production formed the foundation of US power. Waste Removal.

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Two Ways to Break into India’s Consumer Market

Harvard Business

However, recent developments have opened new doors for consumer product companies to expand their presence and sales in India, at much lower risks. New entrants tend to start by exporting finished goods from the nearest Asian factory with a desire to protect brand quality and/or intellectual property and/or to minimize capital investments.

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The Questions Executives Should Ask About 3D Printing

Harvard Business

It may do to physical goods what cloud computing is now doing to digital services; what the PC, internet, and smart mobility have done to personal computing; and what outsourcing did to software development and business processing — take mass distribution and innovation to the next level while realigning the very geography of work and trade.

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You Don’t Have to Be a Software Company to Think Like One

Harvard Business

You’re competing against platforms like Uber in transportation, Google in automotive, Airbnb in hospitality, LinkedIn in recruiting, Netflix in television, and the list goes on. It purchased Cruise Automation, a startup developing self-driving software, for over $1 billion.

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You Don’t Need to Be a Silicon Valley Startup to Have a Network-Based Strategy

Harvard Business

But platforms and networks can be developed in many different ways. But most successful companies used electricity and motors to reinvent their existing businesses, whether in manufacturing, transportation, or construction. Intellectual capital. Insight Center. Crossing the Digital Divide. Sponsored by DXC Technology.