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3 Entrepreneurs Who Made It Their Mission to Lower Health Care Costs

Harvard Business Review

In 2010, Chandra started a for-profit venture, Forus Health , which launched the world’s first low-cost fundus camera , 3nethra, that screens anterior (cornea) and posterior (retina) segments of the eye for four major conditions (cataracts, diabetic retina, glaucoma, and cornea issues). Innovation & Entrepreneurship Book.

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Lessons From BIF-7

Mills Scofield

And, you need to out-educate your competition. After some introspection, she agreed to head up Clayton Christensen’s venture fund, Rose Park Advisors , to help companies grow. He is a physician, educator, researcher, public advocate, innovator and very human. BIF-7 Story & Video ).

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How Singapore Became an Entrepreneurial Hub

Harvard Business Review

If you had asked Singaporeans in 2010 to identify a successful local start-up, they might have paused for a few minutes before mentioning Creative Labs. With the cautionary notes in mind, I arrived in Singapore in March 2010. Singaporeans are not,” critics would respond. “Name a Singapore start-up.

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Europe’s Other Crisis: A Digital Recession

Harvard Business Review

While 44% of EU residents shopped online in 2014, a paltry 15% bought from another member state; barely up by six and a half percentage points since 2010, according to the European Commission’s (EC) “Digital Agenda Scoreboard 2015.” Venture funding for European digital groups in 2014 remained a fifth ($7.75

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