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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. Can you patent software?: However, software is not always something that can be patented.

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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. Irrespective of the choice though everyone knew that they were on a collision course with two of their largest strategic partners.

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6 Reasons Platforms Fail

Harvard Business Review

He charged developers for toolkits – inhibiting the very software producers he should have wanted on Apple’s platform. The result was that Apple struggled to create a robust platform connecting Apple customers and software producers. Failure to engage developers. Yet platforms can become too open.

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The Real Reason Superstar Firms Are Pulling Ahead

Harvard Business Review

One answer to that first question shows up in study after study: superstar firms are succeeding in large part due to information technology. 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.

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7 Tips for Managing Freelancers and Independent Contractors

Harvard Business Review

Should you give them performance reviews so they know where they stand? There’s no need to do a formal review with freelancers (“I’m not even a big fan of giving employees performance reviews,” admits Pink) but that doesn’t mean you should skimp on the feedback. What the Experts Say. Give feedback.

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How Software Is Helping Big Companies Dominate

Harvard Business Review

In fact, research suggests that big firms are dominating through their use of software. In 2011, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen declared that “software is eating the world.” Research by one of us (James) links this trend to software. Years ago, one of us (James) started a company that sold publishing software.

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What GM’S Layoffs Reveal About the Digitalization of the Auto Industry

Harvard Business Review

Where once the auto-sector workforce was anchored by workers responsible for mechanical and machine-maintenance roles, the need for electrical skills is now growing exponentially due to the increasing electrical and electronic content of the car.