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What the CVS-Aetna Deal Means for the Delivery of U.S. Health Care

Harvard Business Review

Multiple layers of bureaucracy will need to be dismantled and frontline workers empowered to identify and solve problems immediately instead of waiting for autocratic managers to make all decisions. This is evidenced by the number of venture funding deals , which grew some 200% between 2010 and 2014.

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Enabling the Natural Act of Entrepreneurship

Harvard Business Review

Piecemeal policies, like angel tax credits, loan guarantees, reduced payroll taxes, direct investments, government venture funds, etc., Mayor Thomas Menino launched the Boston Innovation District in 2010 with his fifth inaugural address. have spread like wildfire. Convene, celebrate, catalyze.