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What are the best cryptocurrency exchanges in the world?

Strategy Driven

In 2005, he founded the company Fusion Systems, which created, among others high frequency trading systems for brokers. In 2013, Zhao joined the Blockchain.info team as a member of a group working on a portfolio dedicated to cryptocurrencies.

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Morning Advantage: The Most Important Stories of 2013

Harvard Business Review

All of which points to a 2013 that looks nothing like 2012. Actually, the Xbox 360, which has been going strong since 2005, is slated for replacement when Microsoft unveils a new game console next year. How Google Plans to Find the UnGoogleable (Technology Review). FINANCING THAT VACATION HOME IN VANUATU. On Facebook, Too.

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Reflections on Dr. Deming’s Hospital Notes – What Has Changed Since 1990?

Deming Institute

It’s often not much more complicated than studying the patient’s needs, studying the work, and respecting and engaging team members to have a say in how processes, technology, and spaces are designed and utilized. He is the founder and lead blogger and podcaster at LeanBlog.org , started in January 2005.

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Why America Is Losing Its Entrepreneurial Edge

Harvard Business Review

This paper by the Richmond Fed shows how from 1960 to 2005, the U.S. As of 2013, the top ten banks had 70% of the market. In chemicals, energy, technology, beer and more, you can see a multi-decade trend toward the consolidation of behemoths. Consolidation of the financial sector has led to similar dynamics in other industries.

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The Comprehensive Business Case for Sustainability

Harvard Business Review

Today’s executives are dealing with a complex and unprecedented brew of social, environmental, market, and technological trends. In 2005, they launched a U.S. In 2013, GE had reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 32% and water use by 45% compared to 2004 and 2006 baselines, respectively, resulting in $300 million in savings.

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What Economists Get Wrong About Measuring Productivity

Harvard Business Review

There was a heartening rally between 1996 and 2004, when growth returned to its 1950s/1960s levels of 3% — a performance almost universally attributed to the efficiency gains from information technology. year from 2005-2014, with the slowdown starting well before the global financial crisis.

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Tinkering with Strategy Can Derail Midsize Companies

Harvard Business Review

System-wide revenue for 2013 was $350 million – seven times revenue for 2005. Sure, it must always consider whether to adjust that strategy in the face of new competition, changing customer demand, technological innovation or all three. By mid-2013, the company was chugging along at a $200 million annual revenue rate.