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Caption Contest 2010.3

Chris Brady

Posted by: Allan Gainer | February 23, 2010 at 01:41 PM Bubba says, "By golly Cletus, it's the making of the next Obamacare health care proposal." Posted by: JustinArndt | February 23, 2010 at 01:45 PM Bubba says, "By golly Cletus, it's the making of the next Obamacare health care proposal."

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What Should an Apple Car Be?

Harvard Business Review

With that in mind, I can see three potential scenarios for how Apple might play in the autonomous car market. Some of them may never enter the car market, or may at least significantly delay a move toward ownership. Apple has a great intuitive feel for how consumers see a market, versus how manufacturers see it. Or a kitchen?

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Streaks, from Jumpin' Joe to Mutual Fund Managers

Harvard Business Review

Back in 2008, Steve Strogatz and I were interested in sports, not the world of finance. They argue that long streaks in the mutual fund world — such as when a fund beats the market many years in a row — are simply products of lots of funds performing in a mediocre way for a long time. But is this true?

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Even Small Companies Can Tap Big Data If They Know Where to Look

Harvard Business Review

That means these firms and a lot of others are at a serious disadvantage relative to competitors with the resources and expertise to mine data on customer behaviors and market trends. Founded in 2010 by Anthony Goldbloom and Jeremy Howard, the company seeks to make data science a sport, and an affordable one at that.

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Identifying the Skills That Can Help You Change Careers

Harvard Business Review

I made a career switch seven years ago, when I went from working as a reporter at the Financial Times , where I covered health care in the United States, to consulting — advising CEOs in the pharmaceutical industry on thought leadership and articulating their corporate strategies. You should also ask: How you should market them?

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Entrepreneurs Get Better with Age

Harvard Business Review

Kellond, 43, founded Bia Sport, a GPS sports watch that records time, current heart rate, sending the data straight to an online profile. With traditional sources of financing unavailable, Kellond raised her first round of capital ($408,000) on Kickstarter — the ultimate in creative financing.

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The Right CEO Personality for Process Improvement

Harvard Business Review

For example, marketing optimizes its activities for its own benefit and the sales and customer service functions do likewise. The end-to-end process of customer acquisition and retention — getting rid of duplicate activities and information across marketing, sales and customer service — isnt touched.

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