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Why Google Fiber Is High-Speed Internet’s Most Successful Failure

Harvard Business Review

In 2010, Google rocked the $60 billion broadband industry by announcing plans to deploy fiber-based home internet service, offering connections up to a gigabit per second — 100 times faster than average speeds at the time. With wasteful processes reformed, providers improved the efficiency of their capital investments.

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A Brief Review of Hillary Clinton’s Innovation Plan

Harvard Business Review

Late in June, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton surprised business leaders by issuing a detailed technology and innovation platform. ” Clinton’s tech and innovation plan is more measured, if noncommittal, about whether she sees the sharing economy as a direct attack on unions and labor regulators.

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How Singapore Became an Entrepreneurial Hub

Harvard Business Review

Like Silicon Valley, Singapore has strong research institutions and limited enforcement of noncompete clauses, a condition that academics now suggest can be a major driver of innovation. Like Israel, Singapore is small, with limited natural resources, which means economic growth requires innovative macroeconomic approaches.