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7 Reasons Why You Can’t Do It Yourself

Strategy Driven

Unfortunately, for solo entrepreneurs, technology serves a dual purpose, acting both as a fit-for-purpose tool and an advisor. Just as anybody can use a hammer, only trained professionals can build a house. Thankfully, a variety of online tools can let you create high-quality landing pages that are designed to grab users’ attention.

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101 Greatest Quotes About Success and How to Achieve It

Lead from Within

If the only tool you have is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail. These qualities are so much more important than the events that occur. During my 87 years, I have witnessed a whole succession of technological revolutions. The One Quality Every Leader Needs To Succee d. –Anonymous. –Sir Francis Bacon.

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From Zipcar to the Sharing Economy

Harvard Business Review

True, they pioneered the creative use of technology to open up flexible new ways of renting a car. Reputation systems and active supplier screening maintain quality, and the need for insurance keeps customers from bypassing the marketplaces. Sadly, the Zipcar culture may not survive the merger.

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The Industrial Revolution That Never Was

Harvard Business Review

He had grown up in northwestern Germany, where his father owned mills that heated small amounts of charcoal and iron together to make steel that could be hammered and sharpened into knife blades. Their biggest customers were blacksmiths who hammered a few inches of heated iron bar into a horseshoe or a hinge.

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Let Algorithms Decide – and Act – for Your Company

Harvard Business Review

If you needed a hammer, for example, someone would manually produce one for you. The industrial revolution enabled the mass production of hammers with consistent quality and lower cost. However, there will be many other cases where using a decent predictive model to improve decision quality is good enough.

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The Benefits of the Best Equipment In Business

Strategy Driven

Much of the modern business tools and systems are so intuitive that there is less manual input or operation than ever while maintaining excellent quality. If you take advantage of the broad range of new technologies on offer, you can demonstrate to customers and investors that you are an innovative business that looks towards the future.

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Let Algorithms Decide – and Act – for Your Company

Harvard Business Review

If you needed a hammer, for example, someone would manually produce one for you. The industrial revolution enabled the mass production of hammers with consistent quality and lower cost. However, there will be many other cases where using a decent predictive model to improve decision quality is good enough.