Russia’s Gazprom surpassed Microsoft in 2006 to become the world’s third most valuable company. China Mobile’s market capitalization has now surpassed that of Vodafone’s. Orascom of Egypt led Europe’s largest ever leveraged buyout. It is apparent we are in the middle of a paradigm shift – let’s not get left behind. The path to internationalization of any corporate is slow and gradual.
There is a steep learning curve, lots of false starts, and constant feedback loops.