The Dutch East India Company’s century long operations can be broken into four p

The Dutch East India Company’s century long operations can be broken into four phases. The first phase would cover their origins and competition with the Portuguese. The second phase would cover their near monopoly on regional trade and successful defense and growth of their business. The third phase would cover their eventual defeat to the British East India Company and the collapse of the Dutch East India Company. The fourth phase would be their lasting impact on equity markets today.Why was the company founded? What was their comparative advantage in the first phase?
How did they maintain a successful business with such high profits for so long?
What was the British East India Company’s competitive advantage in the thirdphase? Why did the Dutch East India Company collapse?
What is the lasting impact of the Dutch East India Company on equity marketstoday?