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Design Matters

N2Growth Blog

Largely due to the iPod’s strong integrated design qualities it is the dominant brand in its class, commands a pricing premium, and has developed an extremely loyal and satisfied customer base. Also worth noting is that there is certainly a difference between value engineering and arbitrary cost containment.

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Hire a Great Chinese Engineer by Impressing His Girlfriend's Mom

Harvard Business Review

I thought hiring good engineers would be easy when I launched my startup, Julu Mobile , in Shanghai in early 2011. After all, China produces 600,000 engineering graduates each year, and as a former Google product manager I thought knew how to attract them. In China, I have found that a different mindset dominates.

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To Blog or Not to Blog?

N2Growth Blog

I’m also not a fan of going to a blog to read third party news, press or the re-blogging of someone else’s information published for no other reason then to boost their search engine rankings. The big thing for me is I know when I add something to my life and work, there's a price to pay – time wise!

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Family Matters | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Let me be blunt – you won’t earn anyone’s respect, at least not the respect of anyone who matters if your concern for career success overshadows your concern for the well-being of your family. Think About Your Legacy: Create a legacy that transcends your career. What I can tell you is that I’ve always made my family a priority.

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Remembering 9/11 | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

I hope your inspiring and heartfelt thoughts cause others to reflect on the great price that has been, and is continuing to be paid to protect our freedom. At the same time, fighter planes were coming in low overhead, their engines echoing in the cavernous atmosphere of Manhattan. Best wishes Bo… [link] mikemyatt Thank you Mark.

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Could a Four-Year-Old Do What Carl Icahn Does?

Harvard Business Review

In 2011 it was $2 billion , good for third place. And now, just after passing the average life expectancy for an American male , he seems to be in the midst of the best run of his career. He reportedly took home compensation of $1.7 billion in 2013, making him the fifth highest-paid fund manager in the land. In 2012 it was $1.9

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Definition of Leadership | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

In further pondering this dichotomy an interesting thought came to mind – If I could genetically engineer the perfect leadership gene what qualities and characteristics would constitute the architecture of leadership DNA? No single leader can possess every needed attribute. ” [link] lightridr Great post, Mike.