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What Makes Incubation Effective?

The Horizons Tracker

Incubators and accelerators have boomed in recent years, but research has painted a mixed picture regarding their effectiveness. Indeed, some have suggested that membership in an incubator may do more harm than good. New research from Wharton aims to provide some pointers as to what makes effective incubation of startups.

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Helping Bring World Leading Education To Refugees

The Horizons Tracker

As a recent British study highlighted, refugees, like everyone else, don’t want work that simply passes their time, but rather gives them meaningful things to do. It’s a base that a new venture, emanating from MIT’s business incubator and idea marketplace MIT Solve, aims to build upon. The right credentials.

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Six Ways to Befriend Future Tech Billionaires

Harvard Business Review

I''ve observed six characteristics among digital entrepreneurs that suggest room for inter-generational relationships: They are learning all the time. John Werner of TEDx Beacon Street (where I spoke ), are organizing learning communities around TEDx speakers, wherever they are. They feel it is inextricably linked to business strategy.

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How the U.S. Can Rebuild Its Capacity to Innovate

Harvard Business Review

While America has continued leading the world in terms of investment in basic science research, it has lost the ability to do the kinds of process improvements that are essential for innovation. When it comes to manufacturing, the country has lost the capacity for “learning by doing.” America’s problem?