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Why Underdogs Win (More Often Than They Should)

LDRLB

Something about unjustified criticism not only leads to greater motivation and innovation, but leads to greater satisfaction with the organization that you are working for. We look back on it as a genius idea, but the market at the time wasn’t so sure. It was a non-starter for the CFO. That’s the core of what drives underdogs.

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Why Underdogs Win (More Often Than They Should)

LDRLB

Something about unjustified criticism not only leads to greater motivation and innovation, but leads to greater satisfaction with the organization that you are working for. We look back on it as a genius idea, but the market at the time wasn’t so sure. It was a non-starter for the CFO. That’s the core of what drives underdogs.

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Mobile Payments and the 'Wow' Factor: Q&A With Square CFO Sarah Friar

Harvard Business Review

While marketers strategize heavily around how to help consumers decide what to buy, how much time do they spend thinking about how they will pay? This area of innovation is where mobile payment companies want to play, especially in markets where such technology is less than ubiquitous. Help us understand the two sides of Square.

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Why We Need to Update Financial Reporting for the Digital Era

Harvard Business Review

The market caps of just four companies, Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, and Microsoft, now exceed $3 trillion. Their combined assets of $944 billion are an order of magnitude lower than the combined assets of $7,700 billion of the largest 3,177 companies in 1986, when the aggregate market capitalization reached $3 trillion for the first time.

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