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Case Study: A Founder Steps Back from Her Start-Up

Harvard Business

The business was her third baby: She’d launched it when the pups were a year old simply because she couldn’t find any high-quality shampoos for them on the market. Existing products had touted their cleaning power, but their ingredient lists were long and full of nasty-sounding chemicals that irritated the dogs’ skin.

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Organizational Fitness for Growth: Five Insights for CEOs

Kates Kesler

PepsiCo is also a case study in the vertical health of the organization: getting to the right number of layers. Capabilities can be specific to a given business segment (e.g. integrated software platform development in McKesson’s healthcare technology businesses), but the enterprise needs to consider capabilities as well.

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Friday Fusion: May 29, 2020

Tsavo Neal

Here are 5 consultants and consulting firms I’ve spoken with who use inbound marketing to generate leads: Anchor Advisors – Small Business Consultancy. Our website provides our customers and prospects with thought leadership (the blog) and ideas about how other business owners have found success (case studies).

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