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The First-Mover Advantage, Explained

Hubspot Sales

In 2008, HTC became the first manufacturer to make Android devices and other brands followed. By the time it burst onto the scene in 2009, Uber was not the first ridesharing company, but it was the largest and most successful, beating out pioneer Sidecar for eventual market domination. First-Mover Disadvantage.

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Stop Dreaming, Start Succeeding: 10 Motivating Stories from Top Salespeople

Hubspot Sales

She invested $100,000 of saved and borrowed money into creating her first prototype and manufacturing 100 Miracle Mops. In 2009, she ended “The Oprah Winfrey Show” and launched The Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN). Mangano was frustrated by cleaning up after her kids with a traditional, back-breaking mop, and had a better idea.

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How to Navigate the New Normal: Anticipate.

Blue Canyon Partners

To successfully manage over the last few months, business leaders applied a playbook developed from lessons learned during the 2008-2009 downturn. Going forward, however, lessons learned in 2008-2009 will not be as relevant during our expected economic rebound. Asset mix examples in the healthcare industry are plentiful.

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How to Navigate the New Normal: Anticipate.

Blue Canyon Partners

To successfully manage over the last few months, business leaders applied a playbook developed from lessons learned during the 2008-2009 downturn. Going forward, however, lessons learned in 2008-2009 will not be as relevant during our expected economic rebound. Asset mix examples in the healthcare industry are plentiful.

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Equipped for the Inevitable: The Owens Corning Story

Luminas Strategy

Based in Toledo, Ohio, Owens Corning — a leading manufacturer since 1938 — is known for its entrepreneurial spirit, focus and thirst for being better. Building materials manufacturers would die for that kind of brand recognition. In 2009, when the bottom fell out of the housing market, building materials manufacturers were hit hard.

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The Five Health Care Trends Every SAM Needs to Know

Strategic Account Management Association

Back in 2009-2010, the architects of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) assumed that integrated delivery networks were the answer to health care’s affordability problem. The last few years have brought dramatic advances in manufacturing techniques and treatment modalities, fundamentally changing the care delivery landscape. Hepatitis C).

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The History and Downfall of a German Wholesale Company “Wollschläger” – Part 2

QYMATIX

If acquiring an entire company (Essener Arbeitsschutz GmbH in 2007) was not a complex project already, the introduction of SAP (ERP, EWM, PI and BI) followed in 2009. The global financial crisis of 2009 seemed to be over by then, at least in Germany. If you have not read part 1 yet, click here. Things were going good for Frank.