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Payback Theory Jonathan Poland

Payback Theory

Let’s say you live in a town with two bakeries for sale at $1 million each. Both offer similar products…

Business Case for Selling B2G 150 150 Jonathan Poland

Business Case for Selling B2G

A hypothetical example of a business case where a company could potentially double its revenue by securing a specific government…

Strategic Risk Jonathan Poland

Strategic Risk

Strategy risk refers to the potential for losses resulting from the implementation of a particular strategy. All strategies carry some…

Elastic Demand Jonathan Poland

Elastic Demand

Elastic demand is a term used in economics to describe the responsiveness of the quantity of a good or service…

Experiment Cycle Time Jonathan Poland

Experiment Cycle Time

Experiment Cycle Time is a measure of how long it takes for an idea to go through the innovation process,…

Conflicts of Interest Jonathan Poland

Conflicts of Interest

A conflict of interest exists when an individual or organization has incentives that contradict their responsibilities. This can occur when…

Price Sensitivity Jonathan Poland

Price Sensitivity

Price sensitivity is a measure of how much the demand for a product or service decreases as the price increases.…

IT Architecture Jonathan Poland

IT Architecture

An IT architecture is a framework that describes the components of an information technology (IT) system, how they work together,…

What is Globalization? Jonathan Poland

What is Globalization?

Globalization refers to the increasing interconnectedness and interdependence of the world’s economies, cultures, and populations, brought about by advances in…