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Make Your Competition Work for You

Harvard Business Review

It was heavy on visual development capability but light on modeling and simulation, and we kept battling a competitor in the marketplace who had essentially the inverse strengths in a similar product. For example, if you're selling a travel magazine, you could add a free travel video when someone buys a subscription.

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3 Entrepreneurs Who Made It Their Mission to Lower Health Care Costs

Harvard Business Review

3nethra also lowers the non-medical out-of-pocket expenses for patients (loss of wages when they are away from work, the cost of travel, and room and board), the kind of expenses that deter the poor to seek medical care. Dinesh’s grandfather developed complications between the checks and passed away. 3nethra is priced at $10,000.

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Four Innovation Trends to Watch in 2013

Harvard Business Review

What policies and programs is your organization developing around badges? Did you just book a flight on Expedia or enter travel plans on your Calendar? Will lower interest rates make venture capital a more appealing option? According to a PriceWaterhouse Coopers preliminary review , 2012 venture funding has actually declined.