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Remembering 9/11 | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Mello Here's a link to a post I run each year at this time to make sure that I never forget the tragedy and heroism that took place on September 11, 2001. Join me in THANKS and in prayer for our Patriots, both domestically and abroad, who continue to fight valiently for the Freedoms we all enjoy! I Think Not.

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How a Turkish Bank Became the Employer of Choice

Harvard Business Review

August 2011 HBR. In 2001, Turkey experienced a financial crisis in its banking sector. By 2007, the financial crisis was long over, but a negative perception about the Turkish banking sector lingered in the minds of the university students we most wished to bring on board. Group merged its three banks (Körfez, Osmanl?,

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The Rising Tide Lifts One Boat Most of All

Harvard Business Review

Everyone is familiar with the primary methods Gillette used to grow: It innovated via technology (with the Sensor, Mach 3, and Fusion razors), and in 2001 it formally expanded into the women''s leg shaving market with a new brand called Venus. For decades, the shaving market was men''s facial hair removal.

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Don’t Let Them Steal Your Inventions

Harvard Business Review

For instance, Apple filed applications for the original iPhone only four days before it was announced in 2007; for the original iPod in 2001, the filing was one day before release. Companies who rely on innovative product design to separate themselves from their competitors must effectively manage these risks.

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How Software Is Helping Big Companies Dominate

Harvard Business Review

They’re more productive , more profitable , more innovative , and they pay better. In 2011, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen declared that “software is eating the world.” Architectural Innovation. As Dixon, the VC, clearly recognized, these architectural innovations can create openings for startups.

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Your Smartphone Works for the Surveillance State

Harvard Business Review

Just recently, I had the chance to watch the German film, The Lives of Others , which won the 2007 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. There has been a dramatic shift in mentality, and it doesn''t take much to work out the date on which this happened: September 11, 2001. But the technology alone isn''t the problem.

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