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6 Silent Productivity and Profitability Pitfalls, part 1 of 7

Strategy Driven

During this time, an engineer named Taiichi Ohno (known today as the father of Toyota) began the task of building a new capacity for Japanese industrial production. Ohno was then a student of Henry Ford’s industrial process designs and innovations, but these would no longer work given the circumstances in post-war Japan.

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28 Facial Hair & Beard Types: Leaders Who Rock Them

Miles Anthony Smith

Handlebar This one is a great "before" and "after" picture of Rand Fishkin, head of a top SEO strategy company Moz. Soul Patch ​Apolo Anton Ohno, Howie Mandel, and Billy Bob Thornton have sported a little soul with their facial hair. ​ 15. Which one is more memorable? ​ 17.

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The Lean Startup: A book review by Bob Morris

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The Lean Startup: How Today’s Entrepreneurs Use Continuous Innovation to Create Radically Successful Businesses Eric Ries Crown Business (2011) “There is surely nothing quite so useless as doing with great efficiency what should not be done at all.”

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