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Great Companies Stay True to the Spirit of Their Founders

Harvard Business Review

That’s not just a hunch — among public companies since 1990, returns to shareholders were three times greater at firms where the founder is still part of the management team. Oberoi, the founder of the Oberoi Group, a chain of luxury hotels in India. Companies still run by their founders have a certain magic.

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The Secrets to TripAdvisor's Impressive Scale

Harvard Business Review

In comparison, TripAdvisor is more of a classic consumer Internet success story, but with even more powerful network effects and an amazing business model. The company is now pervasive - with 65 million unique visitors each month scouring the site for reviews of hotels, restaurants and sites around the globe. Magical, really.

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