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Why Do App Developers Still Live with Their Moms?

Harvard Business Review

Some kids are skipping college entirely and heading straight into business, pointing to the success of dropouts like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Mark Zuckerberg. A recent story in the New York Times highlighted a pair of high school students who had experienced considerable success as app developers. Not bad, but hardly Zuckerbergian.

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The Strategic Value of APIs

Harvard Business Review

Twitter acquired TweetDeck in 2011. What successful companies are doing right. Google now has expanded API-based access to Google Maps and several of its other products. In the classic HBR article “Marketing Myopia, ” Theodore Levitt asked a provocative question: “What business are you really in?

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Can Chinese Smartphone Darling Xiaomi Compete in Western Markets?

Harvard Business Review

Led by its Steve Jobs-inspired CEO Lei Jun, the company has experienced breakneck speed since its first smartphone launch in October 2011. Barra has his work cut out for him: Chinese companies have had mixed success so far in competing with top Western brands on several fronts at once. What Job Are You Doing?

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World Business Forum – Top 10 Speakers | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Nando is an exceptional human being whose philosophy can be boiled down into two of the quotes given in his presentation: “ I fought so hard for life that I decided to have a life &# & “ life is success.&# My favorite thought by Renee was: “ Success rests on pushing the creativity frontier.

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