Project Externalities and Cannibalization

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Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Sarah's launching solar panels for the corporate fleet
But the parking lot construction means the café can't compete
Customers避开 the noise and dust, revenues take a dive
That's a negative externality keeping costs alive

[Chorus]
Externalities ripple through the company wide
Positive boost or negative slide
Cannibalization steals from what you built before
New products feast on old ones' store
Calculate the true impact, don't just see one side
Every project sends effects you cannot hide

[Verse 2]
Marketing builds a mobile app with loyalty rewards
Suddenly the website sales are breaking new records
Cross-platform synergy lifts the brand reputation high
Positive externalities make the margins fly

[Chorus]
Externalities ripple through the company wide
Positive boost or negative slide
Cannibalization steals from what you built before
New products feast on old ones' store
Calculate the true impact, don't just see one side
Every project sends effects you cannot hide

[Verse 3]
Premium coffee line targets the upscale demographic
But the regular blend customers switch automatic
Fifteen percent migration from the cheaper brew
Cannibalization math shows what the new sales really do

[Bridge]
Incremental cash flows tell the honest tale
Include the spillover effects that tip the scale
Opportunity costs from resources you steal
Make sure your analysis captures what is real

[Chorus]
Externalities ripple through the company wide
Positive boost or negative slide
Cannibalization steals from what you built before
New products feast on old ones' store
Calculate the true impact, don't just see one side
Every project sends effects you cannot hide

[Outro]
When you're building tomorrow, remember today
Other divisions might flourish or fray
Net present value needs the complete view
Externalities matter in all that you do

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