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How to Compete Like the World’s Most Innovative Leaders

Skip Prichard

It’s a fascinating study, one that echoes my constant inquiry of the difference between success and failure. You are teaching what separates successful innovators from those who struggle. If Tesla’s ideas ultimately had more impact, then why was Edison so much more successful? Lessons from Tesla versus Edison.

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When a Product Fails, Find a New Direction

Harvard Business Review

Having observed management teams for decades as a mutual fund and portfolio manager, I have watched numerous companies vanish after a disastrous launch of a product or service. Cephalon's IPO was in 1991, part of the second wave of biotechnology companies to sell shares to the public. By 2010, sales exceeded $2B.

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Searching for Health Care's Entrepreneurial Spirit

Harvard Business Review

And biotechnology and medical devices are among the leading areas for venture capital funding. Very few things in the economy are the same today as they were a half century ago, and most of those are still the same are not considered successes. Will hospital managers search for efficiency, or continue to manage volume?