Competitive Advantage1 book · 2 highlights
Too Small or Too Dangerous for Giants
Books Teaching This Pattern
Evidence
Out of the Shadows
Jonathan Kingsman · 2 highlights
“Small companies will continue to add value in countries and markets that are too small or too dangerous for the bigger companies to get involved in.”
“ABCD group of companies, with ABCD standing for ADM, Bunge, Cargill and Dreyfus. The acronym, though, ignores the other three giants of the food supply: Glencore, COFCO International and Wilmar.”
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