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The Slingshot: Improving Water Access

By: John A. Quelch
  • Format:Print
  • | Language:English
  • | Pages:5
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Abstract

Entrepreneur Dean Kamen has inked a multimillion dollar partnership with Coca-Cola (CC) to mass produce and distribute the Slingshot, a low energy device that can convert raw sewage into potable water for poor people and communities in developing economies.

Keywords

DEKA; Dean Kamen; Coca-Cola; Technological Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Commercialization; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Health Industry; North Africa; South Africa; Asia; South America

Citation

Quelch, John A. "The Slingshot: Improving Water Access." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 514-109, February 2014.

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