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Scaling Customer Service as Your Startup Grows

Harvard Business

Customers are integral to this process because they provide feedback, and every member of your team should be answering support requests, meeting with customers, and thinking about how to build a product that suits the needs of the market. Set up a simple workflow to manage customer requests. What to do. Don’t do it.

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How the U.S. Can Rebuild Its Capacity to Innovate

Harvard Business

While America has continued leading the world in terms of investment in basic science research, it has lost the ability to do the kinds of process improvements that are essential for innovation. They’re defined by high levels of “buy-in” from owners, investors, managers, and employees.