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Why Software Won’t Eat The World

Innovation Excellence

In 2011, technology pioneer Marc Andreessen declared that software is eating the world. For all of the tech world’s astounding success, it still makes up only a small fraction of the overall economy. Successful tech companies created fabulously wealthy entrepreneurs and executives, who would in turn invest in new ventures.

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When Pundits Say That Robots Will Take Our Jobs, Remember These 4 Things

Innovation Excellence

The number of bank tellers has doubled since ATMs were introduced. In a similar way we don’t expect bank tellers to process transactions any more, but to help us with things that we can’t do at an ATM. Let’s think back to what a traditional bank looked like before ATMs or the Internet. Good service was fast service.

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When Disruption Becomes Destructive: How Can Financial Services Companies Close the Innovation Gap?

Qmarkets

caption id="attachment_40714" align="alignright" width="438"] The speed of change in the banking industry has CEOs more concerned than in any other industry. The combined valuation of the top 50 banks worldwide make up almost one-third of this number: a whopping $4.3 banks are among the 10 least-loved brands by the millennials.

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Great to Good Innovation

IdeaSpies

Books such as Consumptionomics (2011) by Chandran Nair and Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think (2012) by Peter H. 21st Century is about all of us, using the breakneck speed connectivity that technology provides, to do GOOD things together for a better future. Diamandis provide further evidence of this prosperity.

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Great to Good Innovation

IdeaSpies

Books such as Consumptionomics (2011) by Chandran Nair and Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think (2012) by Peter H. 21st Century is about all of us, using the breakneck speed connectivity that technology provides, to do GOOD things together for a better future. Diamandis provide further evidence of this prosperity.

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Great to Good

IdeaSpies

Books such as Consumptionomics (2011) by Chandran Nair and Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think (2012) by Peter H. 21st Century is about all of us, using the breakneck speed connectivity that technology provides, to do GOOD things together for a better future. Diamandis provide further evidence of this prosperity.

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Why GE’s Jeff Immelt Lost His Job – Disruption and Activist Investors

Steve Blank

This article first appeared on the Harvard Business Review blog. He sold off slower-growth, low-tech, and nonindustrial businesses — financial services, media, entertainment, plastics, and appliances. GE’s gross margin was 21% last year, compared with 28% at United Technologies and 30% at Siemens.