by Robert Solomon | Aug 17, 2011 | Uncategorised
Regardless of industry, Industry Cloud providers tend to provide a relatively consistent set of services, though the importance of these services differs greatly by industry. 1. Document Exchange and Collaboration. This is, of course, the core offering of most...
by Robert Solomon | Aug 11, 2011 | Education, Healthcare, Insurance, Logistics, Property Management, Travel, Uncategorised
I had intended the next blog post to be about the typical services that Industry Clouds offer to their communities–after all–I’m still just introducing the idea of an Industry Cloud. But the recent (and continuing?) drop in stock market prices...
by Robert Solomon | Jul 31, 2011 | Industry Concentration, Key Success Factors |
In the prior two posts, I covered the first four key success factors for Industry Cloud providers, now let’s cover the fifth KSF: choosing an industry with high concentration on one side (e.g., buyers) and fragmentation on the other (e.g., sellers). Successful...
by Robert Solomon | Jul 19, 2011 | Consolidating Competition, Foodservice, Key Success Factors, Pricing, Property Management, Travel
In the last post, I covered two of five key success factors for Industry Cloud providers. In this post, I cover the next two. I’ll cover the final key success factor in a final post in this series. #3. Understanding how to price in a two-, or multi-sided...
by Robert Solomon | Jul 11, 2011 | Foodservice, Uncategorised
In the last post, I suggested five key success factors for Industry Cloud providers: Focusing on the right set of value-adding services Evolving to a SaaS, multi-tenant, platform Understanding how to price in a two-, or multi-sided market Consolidating the competition...
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