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Creating Michelin-star Quality for the Masses

Harvard Business Review

Since it's beginning in 2003, Davide Oldani's Ristorante D'O has managed to stay profitable in a sustained fashion. That's not just my opinion; D'O got a star from Michelin in 2007 and has managed to retain it every year since then. Oldani has created a Michelin restaurant for the masses by working on two fronts.

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We Tracked Every Dollar 235 U.S. Households Spent for a Year, and Found Widespread Financial Vulnerability

Harvard Business Review

The cost of a bachelor’s degree from a public college has risen by one-third from 2003 to 2014. She worked her way up to manage several locations of a quick-serve restaurant. When a business, rather than a household, faces such volatility, it responds by building up working capital.

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Telecom's Competitive Solution: Outsourcing?

Harvard Business Review

Due to huge capital requirements, these investments could exert considerable pressure on the working capital of the carrier company. The vendors for telecom network management were paid only for the capacity utilized by Bharti Airtel, not for the equipment. In the U.S., The trend is spreading.