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Midsized Firms Can’t Afford Bad Bets

Harvard Business Review

Even what appears to be a small investment risk can turn into a big one, especially when information technology comes into play. BlueArc was venture-funded, but in 2008 VC money was getting hard to find. That helped BlueArc raise another $28 million in VC funds. Forecasting acumen.

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Don’t Move to Silicon Valley Without Preparation

Harvard Business Review

We hear a lot about technology and globalization these days, especially how they are hollowing out the American middle class. But there has been an immense positive impact from the globalization of entrepreneurship, making Silicon Valley’s formula of technology-based start-ups an international instrument for economic development.

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How Advanced Analytics Is Changing B2B Selling

Harvard Business Review

This enables engineers to fine-tune a “high-resolution blast” so that it produces more predictably sized rock and dirt for subsequent loading, hauling and grinding, which together account for most of a mine’s operational costs. Any product that requires some expertise to use is a candidate for analytics innovation.

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