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Stefan Ries on SAP’s Most Comprehensive Workforce Skills Upgrade

HR Digest

SAP SE Executive Board Member and Chief Human Resources Officer, Stefan Ries explains how he is utilizing AI and Big Data to advance HR analytics as the foundations for a successful global future. Stefan Ries: Many individuals with autism spectrum disorders are well-educated and have valuable skills to contribute in the workplace.

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How GE Applies Lean Startup Practices

Harvard Business Review

It’s a framework for entrepreneurs, building on “The Lean Startup” by Eric Ries. They became a tight group as they went down to the factory floor and built products together and looked at market research together. Vic Roos, Lead Purchasing Program Manager, explained, “We let a finance guy in the room.

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The Hidden Costs of Initial Coin Offerings

Harvard Business Review

More recently, it has gained attention as a way to finance new ventures, through what is known as an Initial Coin Offering (ICO). Less noticed, though, is ICOs appear almost antithetical to the standard approach to financing a risky venture. In fact, ICOs have upended the conventional pattern of staged experimentation and fundraising.

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How GE Stays Young

Harvard Business Review

Chief Marketing Officer Beth Comstock told me they looked to see how they could take this battery technology to new markets. Marketing plays a catalyst role, providing growth funding. For example, GE incubated an energy storage company (“ Durathon ”), which has gone from the lab to a $100 million business in five years.

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In Big Companies, Lean Is Only One Piece of the Puzzle

Harvard Business Review

In 2010, one of us was sitting in a room at the Harvard Business School with Eric Ries and a number of budding entrepreneurs. The language has been widely adopted, and that includes some folks who haven''t yet had the chance to read Ries'' work or digest the ideas behind it. One of these young entrepreneurs in particular stood out.