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How to Compete Like the World’s Most Innovative Leaders

Skip Prichard

Innovation Capital. And one of the most overlooked reasons for entrepreneurial failure is innovation capital. That’s why I enjoyed talking with Jeff Dyer who, along with Nathan Furr and Curtis Lefrandt, wrote a new book, Innovation Capital: How to Compete and Win Like the World’s Innovative Leaders. Satya Nadella.

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The Growing Conflict-of-Interest Problem in the U.S. Congress

Harvard Business Review

While roughly 20% of lawmakers owned stock in 2001, that number had more than doubled by 2013. Congresspeople in both political parties have substantial holdings in firms their legislative actions affect — and this number has grown substantially in recent years. Not only did his wife invest between $610,000 and $1.5