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Why Amazon Is the Undisputed E-Commerce Growth Leader

Startup Professionals Musings

From meager beginnings selling books online back in 1994, Amazon is currently the largest e-commerce retailer and cloud computing platform in the world, and now dominates even the giant Walmart. A platform is a business model and capability that can be accessed and customized by external users. Accept no excuses.

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6 Growth Challenges That Every Good Startup Will Face

Startup Professionals Musings

I’m talking about the kind of change that moved Apple from personal computers to music distribution to consumer electronics, and Amazon from books to e-Commerce to cloud computing services. Initially, all companies sell to customers who are the easiest to reach and most excited about the new product.

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6 Reasons Your Hockey Stick Growth Curve Can Go Flat

Startup Professionals Musings

I’m talking about the kind of change that moved Apple from personal computers to music distribution to consumer electronics, and Amazon from books to e-Commerce to cloud computing services. Initially, all companies sell to customers who are the easiest to reach and most excited about the new product.

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6 Growth Barriers Most Startups Don’t See Coming

Startup Professionals Musings

I’m talking about the kind of change that moved Apple from personal computers to music distribution to consumer electronics, and Amazon from books to e-Commerce to cloud computing services. Initially, all companies sell to customers who are the easiest to reach and most excited about the new product.

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The Five Major Tech Trends of 2016

Xconomy

. “Cognitive computing,” artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced data analytics are evolving companies’ understanding of their customers in game-changing ways. The Device-Agnostic Customer Experience. Where security concerns may have previously put companies off cloud, the tide may now be turning.

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Is Your Business Ready For Curves In The Road Ahead?

Startup Professionals Musings

I’m talking about the kind of change that moved Apple from personal computers to music distribution to consumer electronics, and Amazon from books to e-Commerce to cloud computing services. Initially, all companies sell to customers who are the easiest to reach and most excited about the new product.

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6 Growth Slowdowns That Can Quickly Lead To Disaster

Startup Professionals Musings

I’m talking about the kind of change that moved Apple from personal computers to music distribution to consumer electronics, and Amazon from books to e-Commerce to cloud computing services. Initially, all companies sell to customers who are the easiest to reach and most excited about the new product.

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