Category Archives: strategy

Pricing the COVID-19 vaccine

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Rakesh Agrawal

It’s 2020’s Holy Grail: the coronavirus vaccine. Large parts of the country and the world are shut down in a deadly pandemic. Scientists around the world are racing for a vaccine to end the suffering and re-start the economy. Let’s … Continue reading →

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5 things Andrew Yang must do for the next debate

Posted on October 7, 2019 by Rakesh Agrawal

As a lifetime product guy, I pay attention to substance, style and marketing. Yang has the first one nailed. He’s talking about two issues that will make or break the country and the world in the next decade: income inequality … Continue reading →

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Use your client’s product (and your own)

Posted on August 11, 2016 by Rakesh Agrawal

I was having dinner with a friend who works at a large payments company last night. One of the things that we discussed was the importance of using your client’s (or prospective client’s) products. If you’re visiting American Express, use … Continue reading →

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Short-term, transactional thinking in a social media world

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Rakesh Agrawal

I woke up this morning to find a bill under my door for a $7.60 bottle of water, courtesy of the Palace Hotel in San Francisco. Apparently the bottle of water next to the bathroom sink wasn’t free. There wasn’t … Continue reading →

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The experience is the product

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Rakesh Agrawal

Apple retail stores celebrated their 10th anniversary last week. The stores have defied all analyst expectations and have become the highest grossing retailers in the world. The company’s market cap exceeds all of the other players in tech. Its $5,000 … Continue reading →

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Winning through simplification

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Rakesh Agrawal

Temporary housing site Airbnb is raising a $100 million round at a valuation exceeding $1 billion, according to TechCrunch. Airbnb is a great example of creating new markets through simplification. People have been selling rooms and temporary space through sites … Continue reading →

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