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Research: The Digitization of Banks Disproportionately Hurts Women Entrepreneurs

Harvard Business Review

As banks rush to digitize their operations , many have found that closing their local branches can help maintain a high return on an otherwise pricy transformation. These meetings allowed for the exchange of important information about the business model, intangible assets, future prospects, and more. reduction in a single year.

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What the Companies That Predict the Future Do Differently

Harvard Business Review

The information most likely to influence the future comes from looking out the window, not in the mirror. Consider the example of a manufacturer of production equipment that collects sensor-based telemetry about its machines’ operations, the status of their parts, their performance, their resource consumption, and other data.

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What the Companies That Predict the Future Do Differently

Harvard Business Review

The information most likely to influence the future comes from looking out the window, not in the mirror. Consider the example of a manufacturer of production equipment that collects sensor-based telemetry about its machines’ operations, the status of their parts, their performance, their resource consumption, and other data.