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A Story from Google Shows You Don’t Need Power to Drive Strategy

Harvard Business Review

Brian Fitzpatrick joined Google as a senior software engineer in 2005, shortly after the company’s IPO. Brian specialized in open-source software development and he quickly became a champion within the company for various initiatives focused on end users.

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How to Transform a Traditional Giant into a Digital One

Harvard Business Review

Any advantages you have now will pale in comparison with a great set of algorithms that differentiates the customer experience. For example, GE has created a digital platform in the energy sector that its own and third-party software developers can write applications to. This is not guesswork.