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The Stakeholders You Need to Close a Big Deal

Harvard Business Review

Every high-growth enterprise can name a moment of affirmation that changed everything – that first big win that established credibility and created the launching pad for what followed. In 2008, I was on the business team at OnLive—a high-flying start-up in search of huge amounts of cash to turn a big idea into reality.

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Talking to Yourself (Out Loud) Can Help You Learn

Harvard Business Review

If I asked you a why question about the town that you grew up in, the answer would come pretty easily. ” But then comes the inevitable follow-up: “Why does the wind lift the water?” It’s about asking ourselves the question, “Why?” ” Here we draw a blank.

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Why Mergers Like the At&T-Time Warner Deal Should Go Through

Harvard Business Review

Last Wednesday, government sources claimed the Department of Justice’s antitrust division was demanding that AT&T sell Turner Broadcasting channels, including CNN, as a condition for approving the deal — and that AT&T had refused, setting up a possible court challenge. Rosch notes that U.S.