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Does Your Startup Have a Spending Strategy?

Harvard Business Review

After managing a sleeve of a successful hedge fund in London for five years, and building ample savings, Colin was ready for his own shop. So not only were the current fees too weak to support his fixed costs, but future clients were turned off by his apparently excessive tastes. The first is Colin.

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Five Rules for Innovating in a Shaky Economy

Harvard Business Review

Companies can do five things to hedge their bets in turbulent times while opening up options for the future: 1. However many big projects become inflexible, travelling on rails to a fixed destination. This is no way to nurture the growth prospects of tomorrow.