Rocket Internet: it’s all about risk mitigation
Rocket Internet's business and operating models are perfectly aligned: both aim at mitigating the risks of starting a venture in a new market.
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ASOS: Delivering Fast Fashion to Style-Conscious Twenty-Somethings
Founded in 2000, UK-based ASOS has grown to become one of the world’s most successful online fashion retailers. In 2015, ASOS had ~10 M active customers, 60% of whom were located outside the UK. The site attracted 90 M visits […]
Get the door. It’s the liquor store.
Drizly does what Burt Reynolds couldn’t (and what Amazon can’t).
KiOR – Biofuel Company Burns
KiOR was a spectacular failure in the biofuel space. Where did it all go wrong?
Boston Beer Co. – The Founding Father of the Craft Beer Revolution
@BostonBeer continues to lead the craft beer revolution by innovating like the small guys and distributing like the big ones
SpaceX – Lowering the Cost of Access to Space
SpaceX is offering the lowest cost to orbit by turning traditional operations of the space industry upside down
De Beers: “From Discovery to Desire”
[Winner] De Beers: How to create a multi-billion dollar industry from the ground up
John Lewis: A better way of doing business?
The UK’s leading retailer is owned not by outside shareholders but by its employees. The result? A company that maximises ‘happiness’ for its employees, is experiencing record levels of sales and has been voted the ‘UK’s favourite retailer’ for the fourth consecutive year.
Bridge International Academies: Rapidly Scaling Education for Kenya’s Poorest Children
How a for-profit social enterprise has managed to provide 118,000 of East Africa's poorest kids an affordable, high-quality education.
WeChat Official Accounts –An “App-within-an-app” Platform
With 10 million official accounts, WeChat is serving its users as a browser for 10 million apps covering every aspect of their lives.