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- Wharton's 2013 Business Plan Competition: Health Care, Kids, Fashion and More
- As Crowdfunding Grows, the Rewards Increase -- but So Do the Risks
- Beth Comstock and GE: Imagining the Future
- Using Community Libraries to Create Social Change in Rural South Asia
- What Eyewear Startup Warby Parker Sees That Others Don't
- Productivity in the Modern Office: A Matter of Impact
- Fueling Growth in Uncertain Times
- Housing Has Bounced Back, but Capitol Hill Holds the Key to a Sustained Recovery
Can Indian IT Firms Sell More Than Services?
Infosys, part of of India’s information technology (IT) services triumvirate — which includes Tata Consultancy Services and Wipro — has decided to augment its presence in the products arena.
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Tagged Adam, hardware, Infosys, iPad, Mindtree, Mukesh Ambani, software, Tata Consultancy Services, Wipro
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Africa: Build It, and They Will Come?
More advanced African nations like Nigeria are primed for real estate development. But can builders navigate the infrastructure issues and pass “the hammer test”?
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Tagged Africa, infrastructure, Nigeria, real estate, Robert Inman
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Dispatches from Disrupt
At TechCrunch’s Disrupt conference, the message for the tech industry was about relentless creation and recreation with the ultimate goal of claiming 1999-era riches — while avoiding the glitches that led to the bursting of the dot-com bubble.
The ‘Who’s Who’ of Thriving and Dying Industries
A top 10 list of “thriving” and “dying” industries offered some insights, but also overlooked some strong candidates.
Innovation Tournament 2011: The Winners Are …
Turning clunkers into hybrids and powering Tanzanian villages with rechargeable batteries are just a couple of the ideas to come out of Knowledge@Wharton’s second annual Innovation Tournament.
I’m Sorry: Now Was That So Hard?
Apparently, yes. People – from CEOs to doctors — find it hard to apologize for their mistakes for two main reasons: status and vulnerability. Advice from the experts: Get over it.
All About LinkedIn
On Thursday, LinkedIn shocked market watchers by launching the biggest U.S. Internet IPO since Google’s in 2004. What does it mean for LinkedIn, other social networking sites and tech stocks in general?
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Tagged David Hsu, Facebook, IPO, LinkedIn, Luke Taylor, social media, Twitter
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Ronald McDonald — Ambassador of Goodwill — Or Purveyor of Poor Health?
A group of health professionals is calling on McDonald’s to retire Ronald McDonald and other marketing efforts targeted at advertising junk food to children. Should Ronald be retired? Or is he getting a bum rap?
