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We Must Begin Investing in Resilience

Innovation Excellence

GUEST POST from Greg Satell In 1964, as the financial revolution was gathering steam, an MIT economist named Paul Cootner published a collection of essays called The Random Character of Stock Market Prices. Based largely on an obscure dissertation by a forgotten frenchman, it laid the foundations for a new era of financial engineering. Yet […].

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Why Facebook needed to let go of 13% of their workforce

Idea to Value

While the massive layoffs at meta are terrible, it sadly shows one of the major issues that companies struggle with when they try to grow and innovate too quickly … facebook tried a huge number of innovation projects which failed. But this was not the problem. As I read in a wonderful WIRED article : Remember Libra, Meta’s ambitious plan to enter the cryptocurrency market?

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Why Hiring a Fractional CRO Is Smart for Startups

Tullio Siragusa

Why Hiring a Fractional CRO Is Smart for Startups. A Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) is a high-level executive who is responsible for overseeing the revenue-generating activities of a company. The specific duties and responsibilities of a CRO can vary depending on the size and nature of the organization, but some common responsibilities may include: · Setting revenue targets and developing strategies to meet them. · Overseeing the sales and marketing departments. · Identifying new business opportuni

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How to create effective KPI’s for 2023 | Ep 09

Moves the Needle

What’s so interesting about KPIs and OKRs is every few years there’s a new framework for metrics, but essentially, they’re always about outcomes. So, what are the desired outcomes? We want more customers. We want happier customers. We want more revenue, more growth, and more market share. That’s going to keep the bosses happy and their bosses happy.

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Speeding Robotics Automation with AI

The $53 trillion manufacturing economy in the US is undergoing a major automation paradigm shift due to Artificial Intelligence (AI). Thanks to new practical frameworks, automation projects that were once impossible or inefficient to implement are now being fast-tracked, and robotics automation is becoming increasingly relevant to a growing number of users and scenarios.

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Bob Iger Returns to Disney: How Do Boomerang CEOs Work Out?

Michael Roberto

The Wall Street Journal reports shocking news from Disney this morning. CEO Bob Chapek, recently signed to a contract extension by the board, has stepped down effective immediately. Former CEO Bob Iger will return to take the reins. Iger, of course, presided over a long period of strong performance at the company. However, Disney has struggled along multiple dimensions since his departure.

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3 Sustainable Business Ideas for Aspiring Green Entrepreneurs

Collectivecamp

If you’ve always wanted to start a business but you aren’t sure which sector to enter, going into the green field could be a perfect option. People are more eco-conscious than ever, and governments around the world are getting serious about curbing carbon emissions. They are doing so through a combination of regulation and incentives, and these incentives could benefit you depending on the type of business you want to start.

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