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The “Four P’s” of Marketing a Law Firm Online

Strategy Driven

Before you commit to paying for advertising services in a market that you may or may not be able to compete in, consider the following: 1. Frank at Sagapixel told me about a conversation he had with Eric Diaz, a prominent real estate attorney in Philadelphia. Is there a big player that already dominates the market?

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Behind China's Roaring Solar Industry

Harvard Business Review

Earlier this week, China's National Energy Administration announced its intention to add 10 gigawatts of solar power capacity in 2013 , more than twice its current level. It previously approved the Golden Sun initiative for the first half of this year and committed prodigious amounts of government cash to the sector.

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Law Firms’ Grueling Hours Are Turning Defectors into Competitors

Harvard Business Review

Counsel on Call was worth nearly $50 million as of 2013 , with over 900 lawyers; it serves one-third of the Fortune 100. “Many of our lawyers, myself included, had a difficult time while in full-time private practice fully committing to events, vacations, and time with their families and friends.

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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. based WiFi service provider Ruckus Wireless snatched it up in 2013. Dave McClure’s 500 Startups recently invested in a local real estate portal.

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Why We Build Fiscal Cliffs

Harvard Business Review

In October, The New Yorker 's James Surowiecki likened this approach to the pre-commitment mechanisms increasingly popular with those who wish to rid themselves of extra pounds or bad habits. So can pre-commitment work again now? But it would work better if we pre-committed to the right things, at the right time. Well, maybe.