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A Short History of Radio Explains the iPhone’s Success

Harvard Business Review

Regulators would now decide how spectrum would be used, what technologies were permissible, and approve — or reject — the wireless services, networks, applications, and business models that might be introduced. Armstrong’s Killer App. Edwin Howard Armstrong was a science prodigy. Then he paused.

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The People Who Practice Everyday, Everywhere Innovation

Harvard Business Review

We found those qualities in abundance — and are delighted, along with our partners at Harvard Business Review and McKinsey & Company, to announce 24 finalists (in alphabetical order): Don't Use Your New Innovation Project to Change Your Business Model — Build On What You Do Well and Ensure Your Success. Fail Forward.