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Why Some of the Most Groundbreaking Technologies Are a Bad Fit for the Silicon Valley Funding Model

Harvard Business

The myth of Silicon Valley is that venture-funded entrepreneurship is a generalizable model that can be applied to every problem, when in actuality it is a model that was built to commercialize mature technologies for certain markets. All of our early funding came from either nonprofit or government sources.”

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FinTech Is Weaving Charitable Giving into Everyday Transactions

Harvard Business

Social purpose is continuing to evolve from a philanthropic niche to a key part of core business strategy, and this shift presents unique opportunities for technology companies, in particular. No strategy is static. Insight Center. How Digital Business Models Are Changing. Sponsored by Accenture. In 2015, more than $10.5

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The Secret History of Agile Innovation

Harvard Business

The word was suggested by one attendee who had been reading the book Agile Competitors and Virtual Organizations: Strategies for Enriching the Customer. The book gave 100 examples of companies — including ABB, Federal Express, Boeing, Bose, and Harley-Davidson — that were creating new ways of adapting to more turbulent markets.

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3 Health Care Trends That Don’t Hinge on the ACA

Harvard Business

The pipeline for new drugs is bursting, and new devices and tools in the rapidly emerging digital health space will come to market more quickly. Indeed, the profusion of new treatments may present a serious challenge to the current payer strategy of negotiating favorable pricing with drug and device companies.

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We Interviewed Health Care Leaders About Their Industry, and They’re Worried

Harvard Business

One noteworthy finding was the need for additional investment in information technology to support the new business model. Yet the technology needs of the emerging population-health strategy differ significantly from those of the current fee-for-service model.