Interview: Hamilton Helmer & Chenyi Shi on How to Build an AWS-Like Second Business

7 Powers author Hamilton Helmer and his Strategy Capital
colleague Chenyi Shi join us again to discuss their latest
research on a topic that’s highly relevant to the recent Acquired
canon: how to build a second business line. This incredibly
important “transforming” question faces every great company who
has achieved initial product success (as well as their
investors). Do we continue solely along the established path, or
do we attempt to grow new branches on the tree? Some companies
grow new businesses with tremendous success — Amazon and AWS,
Nintendo and video games, Nvidia and CUDA — yet many others fail
miserably. For the first time Hamilton and Chenyi share their
research-based playbook on how companies should approach this
decision and choose wisely. Tune in!


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