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What Zipcar Can Teach the S&P 500

Harvard Business Review

For example, a decade before Apple released its iPad, Bill Gates demonstrated a tablet computer to a capacity audience of 12,000 at a big Las Vegas hotel. If big companies are to seize more fast-growth opportunities, they can learn from the venture capitalists that back the most successful entrepreneurs.

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The 5 Requirements of a Truly Innovative Company

Harvard Business Review

It takes a systematic approach to build a systemic capability—whether that is Amazon’s logistics prowess or the near-flawless service you receive as a guest at a Four Seasons hotel. Global supply chains have been optimized, business processes have been outsourced, and huge investments have been made in new IT tools.