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Skate Where the Puck is Going

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I heard from one smart source that years ago that Reid Hoffman had predicted the “game-ification&# of most Internet businesses. I’m not arguing that game dynamics in your business solution won’t be important or successful. I get the appeal and importance of this innovation in driving behavior. Fawking badges.

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What We Must Learn from Asia

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Benjamin Joffe (the author), a Frenchman who runs a consultancy in China that tries to help non-Asian investors understand the innovation occurring in Asia as a way to bring ideas to their local markets. Motorola gave us in the US the RAZR (before they stopped innovating). Don’t bet that China won’t innovate in mobile.

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15 Business Leaders Share Their Experiences and Insights on Getting Through COVID-19

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This time, I connected with 15 startup and SME leaders from my network to discover how they are tackling the current crisis, and what advice they had to offer to others in the same boat. Times are tight, and companies are less inclined to take on the world themselves, nor are they able to innovate internally at every turn.

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The Big VC Thaw – Why The Market is Moving Again (part 2 of 3)

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But in addition to structural reasons such as the market upturn, the increase in IPOs and the need to put capital to work, some real innovation has also encouraged a new round of investment. Mobile will likely spawn a whole new wave of innovation because it’s pervasive, location aware and always with you.

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Spolsky on Software on Both Sides of The Table

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Blogs weren’t popularized yet so it was an oddity for me to read the founder of a software company spewing out advice. Mark: Apple is like China, they have introduced an incredibly amount of innovation to the market. They’ve forced the entire industry to innovate and change. Social currency.