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MDVIP: A Business Solution to a Healthcare Market Inefficiency
JM
Posted on December 9, 2015 at 3:43 pm
The primary care delivery system in the US is broken. Can an innovative business idea create an operating model to solve it?

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On December 14, 2015, JM commented on Growing “Organically” in the Vitamins Industry :

Fascinating, thank you Daniel. The non-GMO and organic labels hold a lot of weight with consumers today. How does the company think about the cost of maintaining these labels and the benefit in additional purchases from consumers?

On December 14, 2015, JM commented on From Back to Front: How JetBlue Airways has maintained its low price leader position through optimizing its operations :

Great post Annie. I love how Jetblue has only one class – it doesn’t make me feel like a second class citizen when I make my way to coach! But a quick question on the introduction of Mint on cross-country travel: does this new dual-class cabin structure disrupt their current model of offering single-class travel to the middle-income American? I’m interested if there will be some sort of pushback from customers and how the company will reply.

On December 14, 2015, JM commented on The IKEA Concept: Furniture for the Masses :

Sorry Andie! I just realized that I was looking at Julia’s post earlier and wrote her name in the comment box by accident.

On December 14, 2015, JM commented on The IKEA Concept: Furniture for the Masses :

Great post Julia! As a customer of Ikea’s I sometimes question their ability to compete in an increasingly online retail world. Given their low cost model, Ikea has under-invested in its online infrastructure.

In trying to purchase items for my Cambridge apartment while in New York, Ikea sent me on a wild goose chase. I wasn’t able to look into the Boston location’s inventory. I wasn’t able to arrange a delivery from that location. And when the items online were stocked out, I was added to the waitlist for a standard bedframe that took 3 months to fill. I was under the impression that all of these issues were resolved in the online retail space years ago!

I don’t mean to vent. I’m just questioning Ikea’s alignment of business+operating model in the world of online purchases. Given their low cost model, I’m not sure if investments into their online presence would align with their business strategy.