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What Tesla Knows That Other Patent-Holders Don’t

Harvard Business Review

In fact, it reflects a keen understanding of both innovation and talent. Access to the patents doesn’t ensure that a competitor can execute on an equally innovative product. By giving away access to its patents it is offering competitors a leg up, but not fully ceding its lead in innovation.

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Your Whole Company Needs to Be Distinctive, Not Just Your Product

Harvard Business Review

Our recommendations for accomplishing this start with the top team’s commitment, and expands to include people throughout the enterprise. Become a remarkable capability innovator, designing and developing your own practices that give you prowess no one else matches. Our recommendations include: Be skeptical of benchmarking.

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