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Why Some of the Most Groundbreaking Technologies Are a Bad Fit for the Silicon Valley Funding Model

Harvard Business Review

Over the past few decades, Silicon Valley has been such a powerful engine for entrepreneurship in technology that, all too often, it is considered to be some kind of panacea. While it can offer valuable lessons for other industries and other problems, the model is not universally applicable. Engineers became entrepreneurs and got rich.

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Four Innovation Trends to Watch in 2013

Harvard Business Review

Digital media continue to be springboards for global innovation and enterprise. So here are four innovation ideas — themes, really — sure to gain significantly greater mind- and market-share over the coming year. Hollywood and content creators worldwide have taken notice and readjusted their business models accordingly.

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The 5 Requirements of a Truly Innovative Company

Harvard Business Review

Can you think of any business topic that’s been hotter for longer than innovation? Trouble is, it’s hard to think of any business challenge where real pro­gress has been harder to come by. And yet when it comes to innovation, the gap between aspiration and accomplishment seems as big as ever.

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Lessons From BIF-7

Mills Scofield

I’m tired of all the “Woe is America” stuff – we’ve lost our innovation edge, we’re stagnating, etc. What I see is the opposite – incredible innovation in products, services, processes and business models. It’s just not in the mainstream media.

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