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Lean value” focus: This approach is supported by the nature of the market. The success cases for every company on this list illustrate the points above: experimentation and iteration, creative adaptation, “lean value focus,” and global ambition. Innovation through a lean value focus in a crowded market.
Last time, I showed you how to model a multi-sided business using a Lean Canvas. Myspace launched in 2003 and grew to 5 million users within a year. If your competition is as clueless as you are, simply trying to anchor and position against them can be fatal. Friendster launched in 2002 and grew to 3 million users in two months.
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