Business Flashcards
Efficiencies of scale
Demand (network effect, experience goods, switching costs)
Supply (manufacturing, R&D, A&P, distribution, maintenance)
Chain Effect
Dependent components
First Mover
First mover advantage (mover effect)
Disruption
Low-end vs high-end and power of creeping advantage (water erodes stones)
Collective, Sharing
Crowdsourcing, systems
Consequences
2nd and 3rd order
Obscurity, Niches
When not in plain sight - great advantages hide, shenanigans in muddy waters
Synergies
Elements’ interaction, loollapalooza, bundles, cross/upselling
Circles
Vicious and virtuous
Operating leverage and costs
What drives profits (cost cutting is finite)
Core / non-core
Pure business quality vs other effects
Cause-effect
Is there a relationship?
Fades vs mainstays
Time frame
Price vs quality
Do not necessarily relate but need education, quality over long term l, price over short term
The Boss
Who most benefits accrued to? Who calls the shots?