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How should we think about adding a new feature to food delivery app?

consumer products New Market Entry New product Product introduction
Most recent answer on May 29, 2023
The best answer (on May 25, 2023) is from:
Cristian
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Hi there,  I assume this is a case prompt :) It might make sense to come up with a suggested answer that we can give feedback on. It's more helpful for you this way.  Best,Cristian
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Market entry

New Market Entry
Most recent answer on May 04, 2023
The best answer (on May 03, 2023) is from:
Ian
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Ian
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gave the best answer on May 03, 2023
#1 BCG coach | MBB | Tier 2 | Digital, Tech, Platinion | 100% personal success rate (8/8) | 95% candidate success rate
Hi there, Sorry to be so direct but, please get coaching. You are going down the completely wrong though process and path. View this as a wakeup call…please! First Point: Size is not a bucket. Growht is not a bucket. Pr ... (read entire answer)
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on May 04, 2023 on May 04, 2023
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Should you include market in a 3C/business strategy analysis?

New Market Entry
Most recent answer on Aug 30, 2022
The best answer (on Aug 23, 2022) is from:
Sidi
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McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers
Sidi
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gave the best answer on Aug 23, 2022
McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers
Hi! Best would be to not structure at all with such “Victor Cheng Buckets”.  "Customer - Competitors - Company" is not a proper structure! It is just an arbitrary selection of areas which might (or not) be relevant. Str ... (read entire answer)
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on Aug 30, 2022 on Aug 30, 2022
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Financials in market entry cases

financial market entry New Market Entry
Most recent answer on Jun 23, 2022
The best answer (on Jun 23, 2022) is from:
Clara
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Clara
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gave the best answer on Jun 23, 2022
McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut
Hi there! To add on top of the other insightful answers on this post, sharing a very complete case that I recently pusblished in PrepL´s library, precisely focused on the railway market entry:  https://www.preplounge.co ... (read entire answer)
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Market Entry General Question

BCG Case Interview market entry New Market Entry
Most recent answer on Dec 23, 2021
The best answer (on Dec 08, 2021) is from:
Sidi
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McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers
Sidi
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gave the best answer on Dec 08, 2021
McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers
Hi! What you outline is not a “Profitability Analysis”, but an investment analysis! This is very important to understand! The costs of entering are not part of “Profitability”. These are Investments. And Investments nee ... (read entire answer)
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on Dec 23, 2021 on Dec 23, 2021
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Market Entry Case - Inorganic Mode

Experts New Market Entry
Most recent answer on Dec 31, 2020
Anonymous gave the best answer on Feb 25, 2019
Hi, Yes clarifying the objective (entering a new market) and the constraints (producing in the foreign country, licensing, acquisition, .. ) are great questions to ask in the beginning of the case. I would frame it ... (read entire answer)
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New product and new market

competitive response Competitor Analysis New Market Entry New product
Most recent answer on Jul 20, 2020
The best answer (on Jul 14, 2020) is from:
Clara
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McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut
Clara
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gave the best answer on Jul 14, 2020
McKinsey | Awarded professor at Master in Management @ IE | MBA at MIT |+180 students coached | Integrated FIT Guide aut
Hello! Sorry, could you clarify what you mean with class, bootcamp and website? You mean PrepL? A priori seems okay, but this is only the 1st degree of depth, for sure not enaugh to assess whether would be enaugh or ... (read entire answer)
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Market entry and Growth case studies

growth strategy MBB New Market Entry
Most recent answer on May 26, 2020
The best answer (on May 26, 2020) is from:
Sidi
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McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers
Sidi
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gave the best answer on May 26, 2020
McKinsey Senior EM & BCG Consultant | Interviewer at McK & BCG for 7 years | Coached 350+ candidates secure MBB offers
Hi! There is actually a very clear answer to your questions. The base principle that you have to understand is that all decisions depend on the underlying objective. When you stay conscious of this, the argument becom ... (read entire answer)
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on May 26, 2020 on May 26, 2020
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Framework for this case?

Framework New Market Entry
Most recent answer on Nov 17, 2019
The best answer (on Nov 17, 2019) is from:
Federico
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Former Bain (4+ years, UK & Italy) | Ardian (France) | Specialized in Case Structuring, Case Cracking and Non-verbal Comm.
Federico
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gave the best answer on Nov 17, 2019
Former Bain (4+ years, UK & Italy) | Ardian (France) | Specialized in Case Structuring, Case Cracking and Non-verbal Comm.
If an interviewer makes a case like this, you should try to better understand the context. If no additional context is provided, I would try to solve the case by making assumptions on key variables characteristing marke ... (read entire answer)
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on Nov 17, 2019 on Nov 17, 2019
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How many sim cards are sold in Saudi Arabia in a year?

estimation Market sizing New Market Entry
Most recent answer on Sep 10, 2019
The best answer (on Sep 10, 2019) is from:
Udayan
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Udayan
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gave the best answer on Sep 10, 2019
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To add to Deepti's answer -Saudi Araba is a huge tourist destnation so be sure to factor that into your calculations as well
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