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Big Data In Your Shampoo?

Mills Scofield

They then took it one step further and asked, "How would you find the technology and material to meet this need?" So, how would you prepare for a stage gate meeting that includes a "Go/No-Go" decision on continuing to develop a specific product? Technology + Methodology. Robust + Comprehensive Insights.

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Profit Is Less About Good Management than You Think

Harvard Business Review

Benjamin Graham , the father of value investing, seldom met the managers of the companies he invested in because he felt they would tell him only what they wished him to hear and because he didn’t want to be influenced by impressions of personality. So is there something different about the managers who do succeed?

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Craft an Attention-Grabbing Message

Harvard Business Review

Schedules are packed as the high-stakes finance crowd gathers to hear 20-minute rapid-fire talks by CEOs of start-ups and public companies who seek funding or favorable stock analysts' reports. In contrast, my client, the CEO of a new biotech company walks on stage, rolls up his shirt sleeve, and stops at the center of the stage.

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4 Factors That Predict Startup Success, and One That Doesn’t

Harvard Business Review

The data also shows that younger founders and founders with prestigious educational backgrounds or prior experience in large technology companies tend to be more successful. Good investments are increasingly coming from burgeoning technology centers in Texas and North Carolina. Of course, some caveats are in order.

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44 Content Marketing Agencies Defined by 65 Marketers

Miles Anthony Smith

They somehow manage to engage with their audience consistently by constantly putting out articles, infographics, or anything of value, not just in content marketing but also in sales. Not every company should be focusing on a blog right out of the gate. 3) That your intern can manage your content strategy.

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