
The invisible hand of business models
Akimbo: A Podcast from Seth Godin
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The Business Model Is Changing
Business models and how they fit into the systems of our lives determine what's going to get done and why. An understanding where you fit in the system is essential if you're going to figure out if you're doing a good job. Consider home depot, when it began just 50 years ago, there was no hardware shortage in the united states. If you needed to buy some hardware to fix up your house, you could do it. But this systemic change to the hardware business forced thousands of hardware stores out of business. More customers will help vendors justify paying more to be at your food fare. We hope to see you there.
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