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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. of the company.

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Blockchain For Dummies

Innovation Excellence

Whereas most technologies tend to automate workers on the periphery doing menial tasks, blockchains automate away the center. Interest in blockchain has grown significantly over the past five years as the technology has matured and large organizations, and even world governments, have started dabbling in it. Blockchain 101.

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A Portfolio Manager’s Journey into Knowledge Scouting

eZassi

Growth of World Population and the History of Technology. Globalization and the Internet have dramatically accelerated technology development. There are three challenges to address if one is to keep abreast of technology development for investments, optimal partnership selection, or roadmap planning. But there was a problem.