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Beyond Moore’s Law

Daniel Burrus

Moore, cofounder of Intel and Fairchild Semiconductor, Moore’s Law deals with processing power, the speed at which a machine can perform a particular task. For some, the “cause of death” is purely technical—a transistor can only be made so much more powerful and smaller, they say. Moore’s Law Defined—and Reborn. Named after Gordon E.

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Elon Musk Blows My Mind

CorporateIntel

He already did consumer software engineering as his opening act as a cofounder of PayPal. He is also the CTO of SpaceX and the chief product architect of Tesla. He’s really, really changing the world. To be a pioneer in technology doesn’t just mean you have interesting ideas. Not Elon Musk.

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What Does an Aspiring Founder Need to Know?

Harvard Business Review

Alice, an outstanding 24-year-old engineer working for a top technology company, wants to launch her own startup within the next five years, but she doesn’t yet have a venture concept. What knowledge and skills does Alice need to lead a technology venture? Cofounders are crucial. Juan Díaz-faes for HBR.

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As Machines Take Jobs, Companies Need to Get Creative About Making New Ones

Harvard Business Review

Jobs in retail, transportation, manufacturing, and agriculture are highly vulnerable to technological change. It also offers a buffer against the downsides of technological unemployment for employees. Over 33 companies are now working on autonomous vehicles, which will soon replace transport jobs.

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Spotting the Great but Imperfect Resume

Harvard Business Review

Linear Technology looks for tinkerers, who have been experimenting with electrical circuits since childhood. But in his first decade at the school, Evans spotted and attracted an extraordinary group of graduate students, including the later cofounders of Pixar, Netscape and Adobe Systems. Teach for America looks for perseverance.

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Scientists Working Outside Their Fields Are More Likely to Become Entrepreneurs

Harvard Business Review

Similarly, some people move from technical to managerial positions in order to advance in their careers. Those jobs often demand less technical knowledge but can offer more pay, more responsibilities, and chances to develop new skills. Such mobility can have negative consequences for their current employers.

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In Praise of Going it Alone

Harvard Business Review

Yet rather than license its breakthrough technology to a company such as Nikon and sell the product through traditional camera retailers, Lytro is building its own camera that it will sell through Internet channels such as Amazon and via the company's own website. Lytro is far from alone in its quest for self-reliance.