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How to Compete Like the World’s Most Innovative Leaders

Skip Prichard

In contrast, Musk cares about customer needs as well but only at a high level; he picks what he perceives as big important needs that haven’t been met because of technology constraints and is more of a “technology first” innovator. The more knowledge you possess in more areas, the more problems you can solve in pursuit of your vision.

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What You Might Not Know About the Cuban Economy

Harvard Business Review

It could be an ideal location for healthcare organizations, but also for those in applied sciences, biotechnology, and pharmaceuticals. And secondly, the business model for Cuban biotechnology has been laughably bad. In 2013 in U.S. We know two things about biotech in Cuba. They know how to make new products. billion from it.

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Get Your Passion Project Moving Without Quitting Your Day Job

Harvard Business Review

“Your biggest constraint is how many hours you have to devote to this side project, so commit to an end-date [when you’d ideally like to leave your job] and solve backward from there,” he says. . ” In 2013, she and Robin Smith — a former colleague from Artus Labs — began exploring ideas.