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What Inclusive Urban Development Can Look Like

Harvard Business Review

metros that increased their productivity, average wages, and standard of living from 2010 to 2015, only 11 metros achieved inclusive economic outcomes. One of us is an urban theorist, the other a community-focused real estate developer. Developers have two primary ways to help create new and better jobs. This needs to change.

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Why Today’s Corporate Research Centers Need to Be in Cities

Harvard Business Review

What’s driving companies to relocate near urban universities is the changing role of innovation within the private sector as firms are increasingly relying on external sources to support technology development. Insight Center. The Global Digital Economy. Sponsored by Accenture. Strategies for growth in a connected world.

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The SOBCon Manifesto

Terry Starbucker

Home About Me About This Blog Starbucker’s Amazon Store TerryStarbucker.com Ramblings From a Glass Half Full The SOBCon Manifesto by Starbucker on March 25, 2010 I am one of the founders of SOBCon , a venture that started in 2007. steveracer April 22, 2010 at 10:19 pm Awesome Terry. I am so looking forward to coming this year!

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It Takes a Village to Raise an Entrepreneur

Harvard Business Review

Take, for example, the issue of economic development. A hybrid approach is exemplified by startup Frogtek, which develops software for local shopkeepers in emerging markets to more efficiently track their inventory, leading to better purchasing decisions and greater profits.

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Indian Tales of Inclusive Business Models

Harvard Business Review

Inclusive growth has become the economic development mantra for both Indian politicians and CEOs in recent months. He has challenged Indian companies to come up with inclusive business models that deliver more value at less cost for more citizens — be it in agriculture, healthcare, education, energy, or financial services.

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How Singapore Became an Entrepreneurial Hub

Harvard Business Review

based venture capitalists about my plans to move my family out to Singapore to oversee Innosight’s nascent investment and incubation arm. But the conditions seemed to be ripe for one to develop. With the cautionary notes in mind, I arrived in Singapore in March 2010. The conversations all went pretty much the same.

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Europe’s Other Crisis: A Digital Recession

Harvard Business Review

In Paris, an endeavor to reclaim the word “entrepreneur,” has seen the city open its doors to attract foreign talent with a recently launched tech visa aimed at encouraging foreigners to incubate startups on the city’s eastern edge. Developing a risk-tolerant culture.

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