Outra dedicatória

Desta vez uma dedicatória para aqueles que considero já de meus amigos virtuais, os duendes da Velo Culture.
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Como não os recordar ao ler este artigo sobre Mongo "Custom bikes and operations strategy":

"The article goes on to note that while small, those custom builders are responsible for a lot of the innovation in the industry. Because their work is premised on doing something unique, they are inclined to take more chances than a larger firm. So what does it take for these small guys to be successful?
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An obvious consideration is price.
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Consequently, a small maker does not need to be pumping out tens of thousands of units annually to make money.
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success depends on convincing the buyer that you have superior operating capability — that you can turn out a product that has both unique design features as well as higher build quality than a high-end product from a high-volume product."