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Empowering America’s Entrepreneur Economy

Business and Tech

Starting a business is unquestionably one of the most difficult and rewarding undertakings for any person, and many turn to Alibaba.com to access the nearly $24 trillion global B2B ecommerce market.

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At the digital transformation and innovation crossroads

Jeffrey Phillips

And what happens when corporations with business models and structures and governing capabilities built for slower change and market dominance meet the agile, nimble competitors and shifting customer expectations at this unexpected crossroads? They won't sell lots of cars to lots of families and finance those sales to individuals.

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The "whole product" is more relevant than ever

Jeffrey Phillips

Whole product (1.0) It turns out that most of the market prefers well-conceived and fully developed solutions rather than core technologies. When the technology is finally wrapped in the additional features, services, offerings and data that make up a "whole product" then the vast majority of the market is willing to acquire.

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New Year’s Resolution: Catch Up on These Must-Read Innovation Blogs from 2019

IdeaScale

Are you looking for ways to take your innovation strategy to the next level in 2020? Check out our top innovation blogs from 2019 for tips on transforming your product, process, market, and more. Brainstorming is where innovation and product development strategy begin, but sometimes you need a little push to get started.

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Does Financial regulation inhibit Innovation?

100%Open

The Financial Services sector is dynamic and the factors that contribute to this are markets, competitors and customers. So how can the Financial businesses ensure to stay abreast with the demands of the Market? Innovation, I hear you say. Innovation can be driven by numerous factors.

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Why platforms and ecosystems matter for innovators

Jeffrey Phillips

I thought it would be interesting to take a step back and place the discussion of ecosystems and innovation in context by examining the history of innovation, to demonstrate why ecosystems and platforms become important as a market or industry matures, and why innovators must engage ecosystems and platforms as they compete in a market.

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Business Model Innovation: reaching and grasping

Jeffrey Phillips

This is both exciting and terrifying at the same time, because innovation needs to move beyond product innovation, but there comes a time when the reach far exceeds the grasp, and innovation goals or targets become unreasonable. I'm actually glad to see the increasing focus on innovation other than product innovation.