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Think about this; 7 years ago Nokia owned 50% of the handset market. Fast-forward to today—Apple is the most profitable Smartphone company in the world and in Spain Android commands a market share of more than 90%. Its worldwide market share of Smartphones has dwindled to 5%. Apple owned 0%.

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Steve Blank

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Facing continuous disruption from globalization, China, the Internet, the diminished power of brands, changing workforce, etc., For example, the Boston Consulting Group 2 x 2 growth-share matrix was an easy to understand strategy tool – a market selection matrix for companies looking for growth opportunities. Strategy Maps.

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As a consequence, corporations used metrics like return on net assets (RONA), return on capital deployed, and internal rate of return (IRR) to measure efficiency. Intel under their last two CEOs delivered more revenue and profit than any ever before. They knew how to execute the current business model.

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Seeing Both Sides

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In May 1996, Open Market completed a successful IPO and more than doubled on the first day of trading, ending with a $1.2 billion market capitalization. million in revenue the year before. . Matrix had a fund in 1998 that yielded an eye-popping 514+% IRR. We had recorded $1.8

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