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It’s Time To Stop VCs Driving Entrepreneurship

The Horizons Tracker

Famous research from Stanford’s Nicholas Bloom illustrates the difficulties we face in keeping the wheels of innovation turning. Bloom illustrates that while we’re spending more on research and innovation than ever before, we’re getting diminishing returns for that investment. Engines of creation. in 1985 to 5.3%

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Bonus or No Bonus? | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

As an example, the marketing assistant who receives a comparatively small bonus when contrasted to that of a sales person feels that his/her contribution is minimized and feels treated unfairly. While many tend to favor this structure, it is far from perfect as well. but to focus on compensation strategy that builds on performance.

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Business Publications Small Business Review | Newsletter for Small Business Owners Small Business Review’s e-letter is published bi-weekly and provides small businesses with information on the necessary evils of running their businesses. ** N2′s Top Pick for being of real value to small businesses.

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Leadership & Influence Summit | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

How about a discussion on what leaders can do to inspire cultural innovation. You make an excellent case for cultural innovation and leadership. Quoted text: "After reading a portion of the letter with his eyes squinting at the small writing, Washington suddenly stopped. Sounds like an interesting event and line up.

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Why Elon Musk’s New Strategy Makes Sense

Harvard Business Review

The first installment had been written in 2006. It outlined Tesla’s automotive strategy and it has been pretty much followed to the letter. The second installment moves Tesla beyond the traditional car market, with a plan to reconfigure our cities, energy systems, and our impact on the environment.

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Attitude Reflects Leadership

N2Growth Blog

He wrote a letter to his wife, while in winter quarters, to explain why he could not come visit her and his daughter: “Whilst it would be a great comfort to see you and my little daughter, duty requires me to remain here. Great post. I Think Not. mikemyatt: RT thx @ArtieDavis @MarkOOakes @words4warrio.

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Apple’s Patently Absurd Smartphone Crusade

Harvard Business Review

Look out across today’s ultra-competitive smartphone market and you’ll see something resembling the religious wars of the Middle Ages. And the havoc being wreaked — in higher prices, banned devices, and stifled innovation — is laying waste to the industry landscape. Innovation Tech industry Technology'