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3 Ways M&A Is Different When You’re Acquiring a Digital Company

Harvard Business Review

However, only 11% described themselves as being either “mature” or “advanced” on the learning curve. So, what do you need to know to get up the learning curve? In March 2016, Thales purchased Vormetric, the growing cybersecurity firm, for $400 million, which was 5.7

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A Survey of 3,000 Executives Reveals How Businesses Succeed with AI

Harvard Business Review

While it’s clear that CEOs need to consider AI’s business implications, the technology’s nascence in business settings makes it less clear how to profitably employ it. We include five categories of AI technology systems: robotics and autonomous vehicles, computer vision, language, virtual agents, and machine learning.).

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Executives Fail to Execute Strategy Because They’re Too Internally Focused

Harvard Business Review

In 2016, it was estimated that 67% of well-formulated strategies failed due to poor execution. Their focus is pulled toward internal issues: resolving conflicts, reconciling budgets, and managing performance. The CEO intelligently, and courageously, took on the hyper-entrepreneurial cultures of the smaller companies.