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Eight Companies that Switched What They Did

Destination Innovation

Here are examples of eight successful companies which switched from one activity to another in order to meet a customer need. Berkshire Hathaway was originally a textile manufacturing company established by Oliver Chace in 1839 in Rhode Island. He used it as a vehicle to buy stakes in insurance companies and other businesses.

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Podcast S7E157: Paul Ruppert – How the 1990s telecomms industry drove innovation

Idea to Value

Paul is a veteran of the Telecommunications industry, and his companies have helped bring breakthrough technologies like worldwide mobile calling and SMS to the masses. 00:22:00 – Is your company a predator or bait, when it comes to acquisitions? Apologies about any sound quality issues.

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Calling all innovators: Africa’s electricity market is ripe for market-creation

Christensen Institute

The wireless telecommunications company started in some of the poorest countries in the world—Malawi, Zambia, Sierra Leone, and Congo—where, as of the late 1990s, fewer than 5% of people had access to mobile phones. billion company in a mere 7 years. billion company in a mere 7 years.

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How a Top Telecom Company Adopted Demand Management Software and Streamlined Their Projects

Planview

Demand management software helps companies improve productivity, reduce bottlenecks, and make better-informed decisions. We’re going to look at how the PMO Delivery Lead of a global telecommunications company successfully implemented demand management software. It can transform the way organizations plan and execute projects.

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i3: A market-creating initiative for African healthcare innovators

Christensen Institute

i3 is a pan-African initiative designed to accelerate the commercialization of 60 promising early & growth-stage healthcare companies. The initiative will provide grants, training, a network, and access to market support for these companies. In 2005 when Ibrahim decided to sell the company, he did so for a handsome $3.4

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The most important question in development

Christensen Institute

For example, Roshan, Afghanistan’s largest mobile telecommunications company, has invested more than $700 million in the country to develop its telecommunications infrastructure. In doing so, they create jobs, boost taxes, and change the culture of a place. They also have staying power.

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Innovation Insights from the Founder of Sony

Destination Innovation

They founded Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering, Corporation and their first product was an automatic rice cooker which failed to sell well. At that time Japanese companies had a reputation for producing cheap, low-quality products which were often copies of Western merchandise.