Something about Martha
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Martha Lane Fox has become famous in Britain as an internet entrepreneur, and stock prices in her company, Lastminute.com, look set to rise sharply once they start to be traded. She has captured the imagination of the media in Britain, though there are other internet entrepreneurs who are wealthier. She is a self-publicist from an upper-class background. The company has yet to be profitable, and only achieved revenue of 409,000 for 4th qtr 1999. The company is being marketed as a lifestyle statement as well as a way of finding late bargains.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 2000
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Vertically challenged
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Chemdex is a company that links businesses, acting as an infomediary, allowing seller and buyers to contact each other. Chemdex operates in the fragmented market of life-sciences research products where there are wide variations in prices and the ratio of weight to price is low. Chemdex software is tailored to corporate customers' needs, and smaller suppliers can benefit from logistical and marketing help, though greater transparency will put pressure on suppliers' prices.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1999
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A cool billion
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Napster plans a subscription service which may help in negotiations with the music industry.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 2001
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