2002 Competition Entrepreneurship 
Destination Innovation
JANUARY 9, 2017
It became PayPal and he held 11% of the stock when it was sold to eBay in 2002 for $1.5B. He has funded development of the idea and in 2015 he announced a competition for designs for a Hyperloop pod prototype. In his own way he wants to use science and entrepreneurship to make the world a better place.
Matthew Griffin
MAY 26, 2015
Many bystanders are more likely to view these two giants emergence onto the global stage as business evolution rather revolution and while Samsung declared their competitive intentions in 2008 Foxconn has only recently reached the starting line of its long journey. Beware of the lure of outsourcing.
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Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 23, 2012
The Avon Products Foundation — the charitable arm of the Fortune 500 cosmetics company, illegally appropriated our Breast Cancer 3-Day concept, and on August 11th, 2002, announced their plans for a multi-day walk for breast cancer with full-page ads in major papers across the country. million in 2002 with us, to $11.1
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 29, 2011
He adapted the moving assembly line process for the manufacture of automobiles, which allowed him to manufacture, market and sell the Model T at a significantly lower price than his competition, enabling the creation of a new and rapidly growing market. But in doing so, Henry Ford froze the design of the Model T.
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 12, 2016
The language of ecosystems redefined our understanding of competition by viewing markets has habitats. They abandoned the HP Way and replaced decentralized entrepreneurship with centralized control. If companies are limited by their DNA, is it possible to change in a way that keeps them competitive? Does biology inform business?
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 12, 2012
In 2002, a 14-year-old Malawi boy named William Kamkwamba built a windmill using items he collected from a scrap yard to power the electrical appliances in his family home. He did it through sheer ingenuity, without any formal training.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 5, 2017
Across industries and across countries, a small number of “superstar” firms are pulling away from the competition. Are they out-competing their rivals, or are they using their size and influence to avoid competition altogether? But why is IT leading to winner-take-all competition?
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