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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. Career Benefits of Entrepreneurial Activity for Individuals in Paid Employment: An Application of Signaling Theory.” 2] Cawthorne, Tesla vs Edison, pg. v=HfnFeJlkfZE. [5]

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New MBAs Should Start Their Careers in Frontier Markets

Harvard Business Review

’” Under a different CEO, Econet Wireless Nigeria went on to build a nationwide network of street-side airtime sales. Most Western executives have limited exposure to a frontier market until they are relatively senior in their careers. Since 2013, BizCorps has placed top MBAs in Columbia and Kenya.

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

Harvard Business Review

How can we build excitement for learning and inspire today’s youth to channel their passions and skills into a solution—or a career—that leverages technology to accelerate impact? Exposing and engaging students early is one of the best chances we have, and it benefits everybody.

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How Singapore Became an Entrepreneurial Hub

Harvard Business Review

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. In a previous generation, both would have likely followed a lucrative career in the government or perhaps even stayed overseas.