Accelerating Trade-offs to Improve Your Customer Value and Innovation

Tradeoffs need to be judged on the Enterprise value they create. Val­ue is generated by the customer needs being served, the profit associated with serving those needs, and the sustainable growth rate of the Enterprise providing the applicable products and services. From a customer value and innovation standpoint, focus produces superiority, superiority increases scarcity, and scarcity allows companies to better manage the balance be­tween pricing power and customer value.

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Shrikhand – The Sweet Desiccated Curd

Shrikhand is a semi solid soft, sweetish sour fermented dairy product. It is prepared from cow, buffalo or mixed milk. Lactic fermented curd is obtained by the associative action of microorganisms on the milk constituents. The curd is cut or stirred to expel whey through a muslin cloth. This results in a solid mass known as chakka.

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Koi Breeding Basics

Like most lovers, kois need privacy to mate.

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