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How the current patent system actually hurts innovation (and how patent trolls are being fought)

Idea to Value

If you want to see just crazy the situation is, watch this video by software developer Austin Meyer, in which he describes his experience trying to fight these patent infringement claims with the companies that sued him. I highly recommend you watch it. In 2009, CoreValve was bought by Medtronic for $775 million.

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How Apple created two giants

Matthew Griffin

To understand Samsung’s rise to dominance we have to go back to the turn of the new millennium when Apple released their first generation iPod in 2001, quickly followed by the iTunes store in 2002. It’s this growth and the insights into Apple’s operations that helped Samsung and Foxconn craft their own spectacular rises to power.

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6 Reasons Platforms Fail

Harvard Business Review

Failure to engage developers. The platform owner must also show software developers what’s in it for them if they contribute. In 2013, Johnson Controls invited developers to help them build Panoptix, an energy efficiency platform for buildings and office space. Conceding defeat in 2002, eBay bought PayPal for $1.4

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The Real Reason Superstar Firms Are Pulling Ahead

Harvard Business Review

Industries with a higher share of IT workers saw more concentration between 2002 and 2007, even after controlling for M&A activity and several other variables. (He excluded tech industries from the analysis since his aim was to study how IT adoption was helping firms, rather than industries that produce IT-related products.)

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7 Tips for Managing Freelancers and Independent Contractors

Harvard Business Review

At the same time, you need to be clear about what you want in return­—whether it’s a well-designed brochure, a new website, or advice every two weeks. has hired freelancers—mostly software developers—for 15 years. .” Then make sure you’re delivering on that. Set expectations.

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How Software Is Helping Big Companies Dominate

Harvard Business Review

Research by one of us (James) links this trend to software. Even outside of the tech sector, the employment of more software developers is associated with a greater increase in industry concentration, and this relationship appears to be causal. Steve Jobs initially resisted letting developers build apps for the iPhone. .”