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5 Characteristics of Digital Giants that Enable Domination

Skip Prichard

How do you become a market leader in the midst of rapid change? You predict that we will have only 100 dominant players in 50 markets by 2050. In fact, many of their leaders have forgotten how they got there – mission, talent, offering, and markets. Another indication of the speed and extent of dominance is market cap.

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Learning from Microfinance's Woes

Harvard Business Review

The pugilist-presenter was David Roodman, a fellow at the Center for Global Development and the author of a new book, Due Diligence: An Impertinent Inquiry into Microfinance. The third benefit is that microfinance represents a new industry that generates jobs and services. billion, and that has helped create a new industry.

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An Entrepreneurial Society Needs an Entrepreneurial State

Harvard Business Review

Mission-oriented thinking could also be used to develop technology roadmaps for the 17 sustainable development goals. Contrary to the dominant view that policy is meant to simply “fix” market failures, public agencies like DARPA and SBIR in the U.S., Third, assessment. Fourth, risks and rewards.

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A Better Metric for the Value of a Worker Training Program

Harvard Business Review

The United States has thousands of workforce development and training programs, run by the public, social, and private sectors. Conducting an accurate cost-benefit analysis requires a holistic approach, one that incorporates costs and job placement and also accounts for how participants are doing after they leave the program.

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How Freelancers Can Make Sure They Get Paid on Time

Harvard Business Review

“Before you respond to a request or knock on a door in a marketing capacity, you need to establish that the company can pay you and will pay you,” he says. “A deposit of 30-50% of your estimated fee is acceptable in many industries,” she says. This requires due diligence, says Younger.