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The Secrets to Building a Lucky Network

Harvard Business Review

A major customer may default, a promised source of funding may disappear, or the world's markets may sour — any of these can shift your trajectory in an instant. After all, if he were on a desert island without a capital market, the value of his skill goes nearly to zero. Then again, you may be lucky. So, Luck matters.

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The Right Kind of Conflict Leads to Better Products

Harvard Business Review

” Members from each partner organization rate the alliance in areas related to strategic fit, operational fit, and cultural fit. The beneficial irritation is respectful conflict on the most pivotal issues to the project.

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Deciding to Fix or Kill a Problem Product

Harvard Business Review

If your project displays any of these signs, it’s time to radically change what you’re doing or pull the plug. The result: Market success for the product and the company was purchased by Google for $3.2 Situation Three: It Does Not Have Good Strategic Fit. How does your product fit into it? Fix or kill?