Vertical integration is typically the dominant strategy when industries are in their early stages or undergoing significant transformation, when market structures are unclear, supply chains are underdeveloped, and new technologies are emerging. Companies that can control more of the value chain can introduce new products that the market needs... See more
A reproducible testing process is more valuable than any one idea. Innovate here first.
All things equal, a team with more shots at bat will win against a team with an audacious vision.
6. Company
6.1 Business Collectives
- @try_pineapple by @david_diam
- @vercinyc by @amiyoshimura_
- @_buildspace by @FarzaTV
- @hamptonfounders by @thesamparr
- @UseCollective by @JRauglaudre
- @beondeck by @david__booth
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just as in physical territory, online territory starts out as default autocratic, then only can become democratic through revolt, revolution, and reform.
A central thesis is that all products are asking things of their customers: to do things in a certain way, to think of themselves in a certain way — and usually that means changing what one does or how one does it; it often means changing how one thinks of oneself.