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The Gig Economy Acts As A Stepping Stone Into Entrepreneurship

The Horizons Tracker

There is reasonable evidence to suggest that many “gig” workers are actually highly skilled individuals able to operate independently (and enjoy this freedom). There was also a significant growth in entrepreneurship in areas where there was significant variance in the credit ratings of people.

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Crisis of Faith in the Financial System

Harvard Business Review

The Ming note is printed with the statement that it is "To Circulate for Ever" — quite a vote of confidence from the treasury, and presumably one necessary for such an innovative approach to payment and livelihood. As the Ming dynasty shows us, a properly operating financial system is both symbolic and symbiotic.

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What Economists Know That Managers Don’t (and Vice Versa)

Harvard Business Review

In this worldview, disasters only happen because the rules of the game in which the businesses operate must be flawed. Partly because profit maximization is a bedrock assumption and partly because maximization is a basic mathematical tool, economists have trouble dealing with firms that are not maximizing profits.

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What Economists Know That Managers Don’t (and Vice Versa)

Harvard Business Review

In this worldview, disasters only happen because the rules of the game in which the businesses operate must be flawed. Partly because profit maximization is a bedrock assumption and partly because maximization is a basic mathematical tool, economists have trouble dealing with firms that are not maximizing profits.

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How Blockchain Could Help Emerging Markets Leap Ahead

Harvard Business Review

Even better, blockchains can spur local high-tech innovation. The Dubai Blockchain Strategy (disclosure: Vinay is the designer) envisions moving all government documents — more than 100 million documents per year — onto a blockchain by 2020, creating a new platform for innovation and huge cost savings.

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Incremental Fixes Won’t Save the U.S. Health Care System

Harvard Business Review

Only then might we achieve what Price has called “the principle of health care that Americans hold dear: accessibility, affordability, choices, innovation, quality, and responsiveness.” We need the equivalent of Consumer Reports for health care or Morningstar ratings for clinical services. Accelerate value-based pilots.