The Bucks $tart Here
The emergence of a new
society driven by information technologies is having a massive impact on the competitive
landscape of every business sector. New and different competitive dynamics are unfolding,
including:
a major shift in market
alignment from seller to buyer the remarkable effect of 'network returns' - where the more
customers for a product or service that there are the more value accrues to all customers
the opportunity to create all sorts of new interfaces between buyer and seller.
But for many of us this
emerging Age of Opportunity is baffling. How is it possible to prosper in a world where
one month's winning business models are derided next month? How can we build credible and
sustainable strategies for the future when there is no past to draw on and the present
changes almost by the hour?
The Bucks Start Here reveals
the secrets of seven e-champions who have transformed their sectors, either as start-up
pioneers (Jeff Bezos, Founder and Chief Executive of Amazon.corn, Jay Walker, Founder and
Vice-Chairman of Priceline, and Pierre Omidyar, Founder and Chairman of eBay); internet
business developers in their own real-world pre-lnternet companies (Charles Schwab and
Michael Dell); or, internet innovators in long-established and conservative companies
(Mike Harris of the UK's Prudential Corporation and John Pluthero of Dixons, the
electrical goods retailer). The lessons from these digital giants will help you turn your
e-business dreams into reality.
lan McDonald Wood is a
digital business guru. He has been advising the senior management of companies, big and
small, for two decades and is himself a successful entrepreneur. He combines the rigorous
eye of a strategist with the financial precision of an accountant and the creative flair
of a marketeer. His global perspective is a result of working in more than twenty five
different countries.
Dr Melvyn Reader provides the
research power in lan McDonald Wood's digital business team. His fresh perspectives on the
new economy flow from extensive work in international relations.
298 pages