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The Secrets to Building a Lucky Network

Harvard Business Review

I was just in Las Vegas spending time at the Downtown Project backed by Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh (who self-professes that Luck serves as a core factor in his success). The Downtown Project aims to create a community of entrepreneurship and ideas to transform the core of Las Vegas. The Lucky are humble. They are intellectually curious.

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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. And the engineers and developers working on the product are too close to it or have a much higher tolerance for complexity than the customer will. Situation Three: It Does Not Have Good Strategic Fit.