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Innovate or Deteriorate – How Can Corporations Ensure That Billion $ Opportunities Don’t Slip Away?

Qmarkets

The only difference is that WhatsApp was first to capitalise on the innovative capabilities that were being offered by mobile devices, despite possessing categorically inferior technology and resources. These two yahoo software engineers would go on to become the founders of Whatsapp. A messenger fails. Picture perfect?

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Innovate or Deteriorate – How Can Corporations Ensure That Billion $ Opportunities Don’t Slip Away?

Qmarkets

The only difference is that WhatsApp was first to capitalise on the innovative capabilities that were being offered by mobile devices, despite possessing categorically inferior technology and resources. These two yahoo software engineers would go on to become the founders of Whatsapp. A messenger fails. Picture perfect?

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Ideate or Deteriorate – Why Companies Must Learn How To Be Innovative to Achieve Major Growth

Qmarkets

The only difference is that WhatsApp was first to capitalise on the innovative capabilities that were being offered by mobile devices, despite possessing categorically inferior technology and resources. These two yahoo software engineers would go on to become the founders of Whatsapp. Part 2: A Messenger Fails. Picture Perfect?

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New York City's Culture Will Shape the Next Tech Sector

Harvard Business Review

There are many reasons why Silicon Valley might have been a top contender: for years, it''s been the premier technology hub of the world. Universities like Stanford, Caltech, and UC Berkeley continue to churn out the next generation of founders and engineers. We aren''t the only tech company that''s noticed New York''s potential.

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Connecting Unemployed Youth with Organizations That Need Talent

Harvard Business Review

It teaches young people the dress, demeanor, and collaboration skills expected in a professional setting as well as the technical skills for careers in IT, operations, finance, sales and marketing, or customer service. Year Up, a large source of opportunity-youth trainees in the U.S., now has more than 13,000 alumni across 16 cities.

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There Are Two Types of Performance — but Most Organizations Only Focus on One

Harvard Business Review

In 2007 Harvard Business School professor Ethan S. industries, and a review of hundreds of academic studies on the psychology of human performance, shows that most leaders and organizations tend to focus on just one type of performance. These stats were reviewed by managers every week.