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In Product Development, Let Your Customers Define Perfection

Harvard Business

In an era of high-stakes innovation, there is no clearer illustration of how to develop new products the right way (and the wrong way) than a tale of two car companies. The second company is Fiat Chrysler, which introduced the Dodge Dart compact in 2012 with great fanfare, and even greater expectations. In the U.S.,

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Flourishing in a Social Enterprise World

Tom Spencer

Social enterprise has the potential to change the status quo in three important ways: Firstly, social enterprises are allowed to make a profit, which means they have an incentive to innovate and operate efficiently. Rise of Social Enterprise. The growing trend towards social enterprise could be a game changer.

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Breaking down the M&A Case Study

Tom Spencer

Can the buyer easily finance the acquisition? product cross-selling, using one company’s distribution channels for the other company’s products, etc.)? Rationale: In both the Siri and Beats cases, Apple had the capabilities to develop the technology / product it was purchasing itself. Or will it need to borrow money?

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Lettuce Bot - Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis

MishTalk

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. On the Salinas Valley farm, entrepreneurs with Mountain View-based startup Blue River Technology are trying to show that the Lettuce Bot can not only replace two dozen workers, but also improve production. 2012-11-03: Capital Account. 2012-10-10: Capital Account.

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Japan Tells Firms "Stop Sitting on Cash", Ignore the Lack of Customers

MishTalk

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Okumas clients "are not investing, not even to raise efficiency, so we are not investing either," he says. Heres a simple question: What happens to prices when more products are produced in the face of falling or static demand? 2012-11-03: Capital Account.

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"China Urbanization Growth Fallacy"; Trouble with Ponzi Schemes

MishTalk

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. If we were expecting the June 20 liquidity crunch to slow growth in Wealth Management Products (WMP), we may be disappointed. Dollar Collapse News on the Dollar's Death Spiral. Minyanville Business and Market News. Abolish The Fed Sign the Petition.

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Analysis of Obama's Plan to Save the World From Greenhouse Gasses

MishTalk

However, greenhouse gas production is a global thing so it''s important to consider global ramifications of US policy decisions. New Energy Finance predicts that it might fall as low as €1. Climate and weather disasters in 2012 cost the American economy more than $100 billion. The US opted out because China was not a party.