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

Harvard Business Review

Among the 30 top companies in seven of the largest industries, almost half had a VC-fueled accelerator in 2015, up from just 2% in 2010. Third, corporate VCs and accelerators are costly and complex to operate, turning them into a slow and expensive innovation tool.

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Your Smartphone Works for the Surveillance State

Harvard Business Review

And while you might scoff at these as something that only early adopters use, even late adopters of digital technologies leave behind an incredibly detailed trail of their lives. The Washington Post ran a special back in 2010 entitled " Top Secret America " that detailed the extent to which this was taking place.

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