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[Review] Good To Great

YoungUpstarts

He mentioned that Gillette started faltering in 1998 when its leadership became distracted by non-core projects in the book. More recently, we’ve heard about Fannie Mae’s colossal demise and how the US government had to bail it out.

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Philosopher Versus MBA

Reid Hoffman

If they don’t have the right skills or resources, they’ll pick them up along the way by hiring someone, partnering with someone, or just learning it themselves. The Harvard Business School’s business plan competition has been running since 1998; the only competition winner that has achieved any sustained success is Cloudflare (2009).

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Philosopher Versus MBA

Reid Hoffman

If they don’t have the right skills or resources, they’ll pick them up along the way by hiring someone, partnering with someone, or just learning it themselves. The Harvard Business School’s business plan competition has been running since 1998; the only competition winner that has achieved any sustained success is Cloudflare (2009).

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How To Run A GDPR Gap Analysis For Your Business

YoungUpstarts

For example, DIY will differ from hiring in a dedicated consultant. He is a qualified barrister, having been called to the Bar in 1998, and started his career as an in-house lawyer working in intellectual property, data protection and commercial contracts. It’s time to get GDPR compliant. .

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Why The Movie Industry Can’t Innovate and the Result is SOPA

Steve Blank

1998 – the MPAA got congress to pass the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), making it illegal for you to make a digital copy of a DVD that you actually purchased. In the 1920’s individual states were beginning to censor movies and the federal government was threatening to do so as well. The reality? History and success.

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People are the whole game - Startups and angels: Along the way to.

Tim Keane

  Yet we outperform the companies that hire those same folks.   In the EU, for instance, it’s virtually impossible to dismiss anyone – for non-performance or anything short of outright theft – caught on video tape by a government certified camera operator. We inspire others.    Risk taking is discouraged. .

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Uber Needs to Transition from “Pirate” to “Navy”

Reid Hoffman

Dara is a steady, capable, well-respected executive, which will be important as he works to turn around Uber’s woes, including multiple lawsuits, government investigations, a troubled culture, and most recently, simply astonishing board shenanigans. It was an organization in complete, unrelenting chaos.