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I Joined Airbnb at 52, and Here’s What I Learned About Age, Wisdom, and the Tech Industry

Harvard Business

Especially in the tech industry. The tech sector, which has become as famous for toxic company cultures as for innovation, and as well-known for human resource headaches as for hoodie-wearing CEOs, could use a little of the mellowness and wisdom that comes with age. Sounded good. I was a little intimidated. But I took the job.

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To Get Consumers to Trust AI, Show Them Its Benefits

Harvard Business

In order to understand trust in the relationship between humans and automation, we have to explore trust in two dimensions: trust in the technology and trust in the innovating firm. Too many high-tech companies wrongly assume that the quality of the technology alone will influence people to use it. Insight Center. The Age of AI.

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Why the U.S. Is Still Richer Than Every Other Large Country

Harvard Business

universities produce much of the basic research that drives high-tech entrepreneurship. universities produce much of the basic research that drives high-tech entrepreneurship. As a result, workers have a better chance of finding the right job, firms find it easier to innovate, and new firms find it easier to get started.

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