Digital Winners and Losers

September 13, 2015

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The basic thesis of our course is that digital technologies are upending many industries and companies. Think about Uber鈥檚 impact on the taxi business or Spotify鈥檚 impact on music downloads and the record industry.

For this module, we would like you to identify companies/organizations that you think are winning or losing. Just work on either winners or losers. Please focus on just one organization. Tell us why they are a winner or loser. Discuss elements of how they create and/or capture value that is leading you to call them a winner or loser.

Create an approximately 500-750 word post to make your contribution. Please create appropriate tags for your post including if it is a “winner” or “loser” Please also respond to and comment on three other posts per module. Feel free to use graphics, data, videos and links to other sites to corroborate your points.

Selected posts will be discussed in class and also featured on the .

Submitted (145)

Does Google Monitor Your Carry-On? Digital Innovation in Travel Accessories
Jonathan T
Last modified on September 13, 2015 at 5:24 pm
How Can Connected Travel Accessories Can Create Sustainable Advantages In An Established Market?
Not Slacking off in the office
uilc
Posted on September 11, 2015 at 7:23 pm
The communication platform called Slack is winning because it is disrupting how office communication occurs.   Slack addresses a business need Slack addresses the pain of reading and searching through emails for a specific project or topic.聽 Slack allows teams [...]
Amazon: The One Stop Shop
Alexander Soley
Last modified on September 13, 2015 at 9:36 pm
Online shopping changed the face of retail. A world where one would have to go to a physical聽store聽such as Walmart to find goods, increasingly online stores are being used more and more to buy everything from cabbage to toilets. Amazon, [...]
Staples 鈥� The Fight for Survival
Savage
Last modified on September 13, 2015 at 11:36 pm
Can anything save Staples? Paper usage is shrinking, pens, highlighters and note-pads are disappearing. Does putting two dying businesses together create life?
BigML 鈥� Early to the Party
brandon
Last modified on September 14, 2015 at 9:48 pm
How BigML is democratizing the tools of Big Data, making machine learning 'easy & beautiful.'
TILT: Taking the Hassle out of Group Fund Collection
Grace
Last modified on September 13, 2015 at 8:01 pm
Tilt, a P2P payment platform answers the struggles of group funding by taking the risk off the contributor and the administrative burden off the organizer.
WeWork 鈥� Reshaping the office landscape
gscoon
Last modified on September 14, 2015 at 11:43 am
WeWork, now valued at $10 billion, offers coworking spaces for a new type of worker. Will they continue to win? Read this post and you will/might find out.
Zenefits spells bad news for insurance brokers but good news for your startup
SDS
Last modified on September 13, 2015 at 8:38 pm
Learn about why Zenefits gets 'winner' status by helping small businesses manage employee benefits for free
Pinterest: Don鈥檛 Forget to Pin it on the Winner鈥檚 Board
Schwas
Last modified on September 13, 2015 at 11:41 pm
Pinterest鈥檚 journey in the digital age is just beginning, and by creating significant value for both general users (i.e., consumers) and businesses, it鈥檚 certainly positioning itself for long-term success.
Burberry: Using Digital to Revitalize a Brand
PD
Last modified on September 13, 2015 at 12:32 pm
Seeking to revitalize and harmonize its brand, Burberry became a digital leader in the luxury fashion space.
eSalon: Even Hair Has Gone Digital
Marissa Henry
Last modified on September 13, 2015 at 10:26 pm
eSalon is well positioned to win big in the new digital world of hair care.
Give Me $3000 to List Your Apartment on Craigslist
Donald Frump
Last modified on September 13, 2015 at 4:46 pm
An unnecessary job is finally going away and saving lots of people money in the meantime.
Tesla 鈥� More Than Just Ludicrous Mode
Austin
Last modified on September 14, 2015 at 12:31 am
Tesla has introduced game changing software development lifecycle practices to the automotive industry, and customers love the results.
Riot Games – A digital winner, but is it revolutionary?
Allen Yang
Posted on September 11, 2015 at 12:17 pm
Riot Games, the video game publisher behind League of Legends, has proven its prowess in the industry and is a definite digital winner.
Analyzing facial expressions to increase emotional resonance of video ads
hawkeye
Last modified on September 12, 2015 at 10:18 pm
Affectiva is winning by using digital technology to create and capture value in the market research industry.
Gogo Air: Winning through partnerships and contracts
B_Alvy
Posted on September 13, 2015 at 10:15 pm
Gogo Air, a provider of wireless in-flight internet, partners with several companies to serve 80% of the country's airline market
Letterman prompted into retirement by digital changes
Jon Staff
Last modified on September 13, 2015 at 10:14 am
David Letterman's retirement was prompted not just by his years of service, but a digital shift in dynamics for Late Night TV
A World Without Borders: How One Beloved Bookstore Chain Signed Its Own Death Certificate
CC24
Last modified on October 19, 2015 at 6:03 pm
Borders used to be the bookstore behemoth that both avid and casual readers loved until a series of poor strategic choices led to their filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. How could such a successful company completely misread the changing [...]
Ambarella: An 鈥楿nder-The-Radar鈥� Winner In The Age Of Digital Video
Karthik
Last modified on September 13, 2015 at 5:59 pm
Digital video creation and consumption has exploded over the last few years and is expected to continue expanding over the next decade. One company which has successfully leveraged this growth in digital video but remained relatively under-the-radar is the semi-conductor [...]
Strivr: Revolutionizing Sports from Behind-the-Scenes
NoSocks
Posted on September 14, 2015 at 5:16 pm
Strivr Labs brings Oculus Rift to professional sports
MINDBODY 鈥� providing technology tools to a non-tech industry
Pinky and the Brain
Last modified on September 11, 2015 at 2:45 pm
MINDBODY is revolutionizing the health and wellness industry with its cloud-based business software, all designed to help yoga / fitness studios, spas and other wellness centers manage their businesses smartly and efficiently.
A lost battle for digital- Why Cengage and other textbook publishers are doomed
Oded
Posted on September 13, 2015 at 10:03 pm
Cengage and other textbook publisher are moving to full digital content and signing their own death warrant
Minerva 鈥� not your ordinary university
Jenny Chiu
Last modified on September 12, 2015 at 10:44 pm
Virtual classroom. Active learning. World class professors. Half of the bill. Welcome to the future of higher education.
Eseye: A Game Changer in the Digital World
Damla
Last modified on September 13, 2015 at 11:53 pm
Eseye, an M2M technology and service provider, is changing the game in the digital world
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