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Make Your Competition Work for You

Harvard Business Review

Both now lead with the same processors, but Dell offers custom system configuration at ship, while HP capitalizes on more impressive display and battery technology. For example, if you're selling a travel magazine, you could add a free travel video when someone buys a subscription. Upsell related products after the initial sale.

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3 Entrepreneurs Who Made It Their Mission to Lower Health Care Costs

Harvard Business Review

3nethra also lowers the non-medical out-of-pocket expenses for patients (loss of wages when they are away from work, the cost of travel, and room and board), the kind of expenses that deter the poor to seek medical care. Competitors used the expensive CCD technology for cameras. 3nethra is priced at $10,000.

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Four Innovation Trends to Watch in 2013

Harvard Business Review

From Khan Academy to Coursera to edX to the O'Reilly School of Technology, badges increasingly enjoy consideration as human capital's coin of the the realm for online education. Did you just book a flight on Expedia or enter travel plans on your Calendar? Will lower interest rates make venture capital a more appealing option?