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Abstract

Launched in East Africa, M-KOPA is an innovative pay-as-you-go solar system that provides reliable energy to low-income households. To serve these customers profitably, M-KOPA's solution relies on digital innovation and the integrated adaptation of every element business model, including a new profit model akin to the data-driven platform models of the likes of Amazon and Tencent. The founders' challenge was how best to continue growing their for-profit business in the face of new competition, while staying true to M-KOPA's social mission and values.
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Reference no. 519-0018-8
Subject category: Marketing
Authors: Jamie Anderson (Antwerp Management School); Martin Kupp (ESCP Business School Paris); Nader Tavassoli (London Business School (LBS))
Published by: London Business School
Originally published in: 2019
Version: December 2018
Length: 20 pages
Data source: Field research
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Abstract

Launched in East Africa, M-KOPA is an innovative pay-as-you-go solar system that provides reliable energy to low-income households. To serve these customers profitably, M-KOPA's solution relies on digital innovation and the integrated adaptation of every element business model, including a new profit model akin to the data-driven platform models of the likes of Amazon and Tencent. The founders' challenge was how best to continue growing their for-profit business in the face of new competition, while staying true to M-KOPA's social mission and values.

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Teaching note
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Reference no. 519-0018-8
Subject category: Marketing
Authors: Jamie Anderson (Antwerp Management School); Martin Kupp (ESCP Business School Paris); Nader Tavassoli (London Business School (LBS))
Published by: London Business School
Originally published in: 2019
Version: December 2018
Length: 20 pages
Data source: Field research
View full details
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