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Integrated Marketing and Social Networks

Coaching Tip

gutted by the Internet, threatened by electronic books and plagued by inconsistent management - filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection today, 40 years after Borders started as a used bookstore on South State Street here in Ann Arbor, MI. billion in 2010, according to research firm eMarketer. Borders Group Inc., of the U.S.

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How the Geography of Startups and Innovation Is Changing

Harvard Business Review

These major transformations pose significant implications for entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, workers, and managers, as well as policymakers for nations and cities across the globe. The first shift is the Great Expansion, as the past decade has witnessed a massive increase in venture capital deployed globally.

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What BMW’s Corporate VC Offers That Regular Investors Can’t

Harvard Business Review

At the time, BMW had no dedicated, company-spanning unit to leverage the creative power of startups. To fill the void and build such a new BMW startup unit, Gimmy partnered with an experienced innovation manager from BMW, Matthias Meyer. Gimmy’s task was clear but highly demanding: to reimagine the way BMW innovates.

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Think Global, Not Emerging Markets, Century

Harvard Business Review

Nokia's recent burning platform travails serve as an object lesson to companies trying to navigate a rapidly-changing global economy. In 2010, China overtook Japan to become the world's second largest R&D spender (in purchasing power parity terms) after the U.S. Haiyan Wang is the managing partner of the China India Institute.

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How the Market Ruined Twitter

Harvard Business Review

Now the best description might be, “giant bank account with a company attached.” It’s hard not to see this as a big step backwards, and to wonder whether the standard venture-capital-to-public-company trajectory is turning out to be entirely wrong for an enterprise like Twitter. It’s just a company, trying to make some money.

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Three Year-End Innovation Takeaways from Asia

Harvard Business Review

Our soon ending year, 2010, has been fascinating. I've also had the chance to experience the world of venture capital investing through the small fund that our team in Singapore manages on behalf of the Singapore government. But Eastern companies and entrepreneurs are gaining traction.

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The 4 Types of Small Businesses, and Why Each One Matters

Harvard Business Review

A 2010 poll by The Pew Research Center found that the public had a more positive view of them than any other institution in the country – they beat out both churches and universities, for instance, as well as tech companies. corporations and for companies considering moving production back to the U.S. from offshore.