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Why Leaders Are Still So Hesitant to Invest in New Business Models

Harvard Business Review

Today, the majority of market value is made up of intangible assets (networks, platforms, intellectual property, customer relationships, big data) more than physical assets. In fact, it’s not even close: intangible assets make up over 80% of the S&P 500’s market value — a complete reversal from 1975.

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GDP Is a Wildly Flawed Measure for the Digital Age

Harvard Business Review

Gross Domestic Product (GDP), our core measure of prosperity, was developed during the industrial age. It struggles to account for today’s intangible assets—services, insights, and networks.

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