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How to Compete Like the World’s Most Innovative Leaders

Skip Prichard

Tesla’s genius and education led him to develop the foundations for electric induction motors, wireless telegraphy, radios, neon lamps, and remote control. When Edison developed a commercially viable light bulb, he was able to convince Morgan to advance him $30,000 for the Edison Electric Light Company.

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How Cisco Is Helping Tweens Become Tech-Savvy Global Problem Solvers - SPONSOR CONTENT FROM CISCO

Harvard Business Review

In the first season, they work to develop a solution to provide clean drinking water to communities in Malawi. It is easy to overlook that these powerful adolescent years are a critical period of development. However, intellectually, cognitively, psychologically, socially, and emotionally youth at this age are changing at a rapid pace.

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How Singapore Became an Entrepreneurial Hub

Harvard Business Review

But the conditions seemed to be ripe for one to develop. Today, there’s an investment seemingly every week; venture-capital investment in the tech sector increased from less than $30 million in 2011 to more than $1 billion in 2013. You’ll never find any interesting deals there.” ” Sure, I would respond.