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10 Search Engines That Don’t Start With A G, B, Or Y

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In the world of online search engines, most people stop with the Big Three. For those who like to run off the beaten path or march to the beat of their own search engine, here are ten alternatives to consider the next time you need to find information online. Google, Bing and Yahoo! Search are indisputably the most widely used.

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Stitch Fix: Reinventing Retail Through Personalization

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The company, which the founder cleverly named “Stitch Fix,” had a remarkably unique offering compared to other women’s fashion experiences. The engine at the core of that growth was a highly advantaged customization offering that took years and years for Dell’s competitors to figure out.

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Uber’s New BHAG: UberPool

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In their seminal 1994 book Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies , Jim Collins and Jerry Poras coined the term BHAG (pronounced BEE-hag) — an acronym that stands for “ B ig H airy A udacious G oal.” As we turn the page to 2015, Uber has a new BHAG, and it’s name is UberPool. “Can you take me Higher?