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Fueling Innovation: How Microsoft Finally Got It Right

Leading Blog

Even more alarming, almost every new business it launched failed: e-books, mobile phones, search engines, music; it was one dramatic dud after another. The turnaround he engineered was nothing short of remarkable. Of course, part of that entailed reestablishing the company’s reputation for cutting-edge technology.

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How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success

Skip Prichard

In Decoding Greatness: How the Best in the World Reverse Engineer Success , Ron Friedman provides a blueprint for learning and adopting practices that will propel you to the next level of your success journey. Reverse engineering simply means studying the best in a field and working backward to figure out how they did it.

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Stefania Mallett, Founder of ezCater Creates a $1B Unicorn

N2Growth Blog

Along the way, she learned some valuable lessons about leadership and culture. Their strategy is to use technology and reliable service to consolidate the highly fragmented foodservice industry. Stefania Mallett turned this old idea into a billion-dollar tech unicorn called ezCater. Each market did reasonably well.

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Why Startups Fail: Six Issues to Avoid

Leading Blog

Eisenmann introduces the Diamond-and-Square framework to help aspiring entrepreneurs know whether they have actually identified an attractive opportunity and determine what types of resources are required to successfully capitalize on it. Consequently, the entrepreneur needs a cascade of miracles to succeed. Dealing with Failure.

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Boosting Success: Unleashing the Power of Professional Development

Strategy Driven

Professional development has emerged as a vital tool for business owners and engineers alike to enhance their skills, drive innovation, and achieve long-term success. The Power of Lifelong Learning The landscape of business and engineering is constantly evolving, driven by technological advancements and market demands.

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Beware the Leader’s Curse

Lead Change Blog

As an entrepreneur or founder, the bond you have with the company you created can be as strong as that of a parent with her child. The devotion that many leaders feel for their businesses infuses everything, from company culture and engineering to the snacks in the kitchen. Introspection is vital to planning.

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Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

Posted on January 21st, 2011 by admin in Leadership , Miscellaneous , Operations & Strategy By Mike Myatt , Chief Strategy Officer, N2growth Entrepreneur, CEO or Both? While entrepreneurs are clearly talented innovators and visionaries, most first time entrepreneurs don’t have prior experience as a CEO.