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Great Leaders Attract Great Talent

Great Leadership By Dan

Entrepreneurs, c orporate executives and managers know from experience that the best teams sport a rare mixture of friction, freedom and alignment. T he Outsider: This is person who finds novel opportunities in industries and markets you might not normally target. The author of ten books, five of his works have been optioned for films.

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Holographic Light Field Displays

Strategy Driven

Leapfrogging advances in materials, photonics, optics, and electronics have precipitated a rising demand for 3D display technologies. The increased demand for enhanced imaging and the adoption of 3D technologies in smartphones, HMD devices, projector devices, and monitors are expected to catapult 3D displays across a new threshold of realism.

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Using Analytics to Predict Hollywood Blockbusters

Harvard Business Review

Disney's John Carter , which cost close to $275 million to produce, was tagged as a potentially huge, game-changing film. The marketing budget to cement that perception was nearly $100 million, but the opening weekend not only missed financial expectations, it flat-lined.

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Using Analytics to Predict Hollywood Blockbusters

Harvard Business Review

Disney's John Carter , which cost close to $275 million to produce, was tagged as a potentially huge, game-changing film. The marketing budget to cement that perception was nearly $100 million, but the opening weekend not only missed financial expectations, it flat-lined.

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The First Secret of Success Is Showing Up

Harvard Business Review

A classic old film comedy, Being There , stars the late Peter Sellers as dimwitted Chance the Gardener, who tended the grounds for a wealthy elderly gentleman. Instead, the firm remained firmly in Rochester, New York, capital of an older technology era. How much on-the-ground presence is needed, and for what kinds of activities?

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What Happened When Linkin Park Asked Harvard for Help with Its Business Model

Harvard Business Review

Technology has forced music artists to completely rethink the way they approach their businesses. They’re extending their brand into areas like technology, gaming, fashion, and lifestyle content — essentially becoming entertainment platforms. We’ve all had to adapt. I met the band at this inflection point.

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Reinvent Your Company by Reassessing Its Strengths

Harvard Business Review

And the essence of Walt Disney’s original strategy remains intact today: to construct a range of businesses — from animated film to fun parks, TV, retail, cruise ships, and more — around a group of engaging, family-friendly characters. Digital technology overwhelmed Kodak’s once-formidable business in photography. Strategy'