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Scaling Up is a Problem of Both More and Less

Harvard Business Review

Venture capitalist Ben Horowitz of Andreessen Horowitz kicks off an inspired post on scaling by quoting the rapper Dorrough, who tells anyone with “a dollar in your pocket, a twenty in your wallet” to focus on one thing: “Get big. Sales doubled in 2013. Until 2013, the rocks were reevaluated every 90 days.

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Bringing Global Philanthropy Closer to Home

Harvard Business Review

Between 2002-2013, emerging market and developing economies averaged a 6.5% In some ways, they resemble Silicon Valley venture capitalists. abc* arranges events for leaders, businesspeople, and the impact community to brainstorm about the region''s pressing challenges and share best practices. growth in GDP.