Mills Scofield

APRIL 27, 2014

You know how much I believe in serendipity & random collisions (a la Saul Kaplan !). At the start of the year, Whatsapp had more than 450 million users, all built and supported with a team of just 32 engineers. He began his career as a Macroeconomist for the Monetary Authority of Singapore. Meet Samir Rath (bio below).

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Wiseman Kaplan Open-book Engineering 155

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 3, 2012

Enter my co-author, MIT-trained strategist and engineer Juan Carlos Méndez-García, who consults with both start-ups and Fortune 500 companies. Saul Kaplan , Chief Catalyst at Business Innovation Factory, shares: "My life has been about searching for the steep learning curve because that's where I do my best work.

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Learning Curve Market Penetration Disruptive Innovation Kaplan 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2013

But as an engineer with young kids points out, when he''s able to hang out with his friends whose wives stay at home, "I think they probably have progressed more in their careers than I have in some ways. Sure, taking care of your kids is "providing." But don''t go more than 20 seconds; that''s just weird.

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Dunning Kleiner Kaplan IPO 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Lexington Mayor Jim Gray and Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer are both first-time office holders coming to public service directly from successful private sector business careers. In both cities, even as people take pride in the past, some worry that it hasn't equipped them to build new engines of regional prosperity and job creation.

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