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Startups Could Fundamentally Change the Way Big Investors Operate

Harvard Business Review

In September 2016 we undertook a survey of nearly 300 endowment and foundation managers. Collectively, the world’s investment giants hold in excess of $70 trillion in assets, which represents the bulk of investable capital globally. But right now that’s not happening.

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Research: The Digitization of Banks Disproportionately Hurts Women Entrepreneurs

Harvard Business Review

As banks rush to digitize their operations , many have found that closing their local branches can help maintain a high return on an otherwise pricy transformation. European banks, for example, closed over 9,000 branches in 2016, which represents a 4.6% Veronica Grech/Getty Images. reduction in a single year.