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The Dynamics Of Partnering With Entrepreneurs

The Horizons Tracker

The market for PlayStation2 games was chosen because the lack of self-publishing opportunities at the time meant that developers had to partner with publishers to get their games to market. Developers typically look for a couple of things when choosing a publishing partner. Power play. Making the trade-off. Securing help.

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Think Global, Not Emerging Markets, Century

Harvard Business Review

As multinational corporations pursue opportunities in emerging markets, they're bound to stumble if they overlook the developed economies, and vice versa. Without operating in the former, they won't be able to attain economies of scale; sans the latter, they're unlikely to continue developing state-of-the-art technologies.

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Searching for Health Care's Entrepreneurial Spirit

Harvard Business Review

Editor's note: This post is part of a three-week series examining innovation in health care, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. And that's true in many areas: New devices, pharmaceuticals, and surgical techniques regularly get developed and incorporated into practice.

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Five Power Skills for Discovering Radical Ideas

Harvard Business Review

Innovation starts with new and novel ideas. When we surveyed over 300 global executives between 2008 and 2009, one of the primary concerns they expressed was their inability to compete long term without a solid innovation engine that can grow their top line. Develop Creative Discontent. Find Pivots.

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