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March 30, 2022 andreweverett360

financial and economic data websites

Mike Zaccardi wrote a blog post with a list of financial and economic data links. “When I taught at the University of North Florida, I always sought to arm my finance students with the best tools of the trade… Few things get me more pumped than when I come across an impressive financial website—one that doesn’t charge.”

March 26, 2022March 26, 2022 andreweverett360

of 133 publicly traded unicorns in the U.S., 89 had cumulative losses greater than their annual revenues

Jeffrey Funk and Adam Acar wrote an article for Nikkei Asia titled Ride-hailing insanity shows Japan is right to shun startups.

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March 25, 2022March 26, 2022 andreweverett360

Be critical of models that you have been taught either in business schools or on the job

Roger L. Martin wrote an article titled Who Owns Whom? Models We Use and Get Used By.

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March 21, 2022March 20, 2022 andreweverett360

three-word brief: Make us famous

Bob Hoffman wrote an article titled The Three-Word Brief.

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March 20, 2022 andreweverett360

Mix of founders shapes the identification of market opportunities in tech startups

Marc Gruber, Ian C. MacMillan, James D. Thompson  wrote a paper titled From Minds to Markets: How Human Capital Endowments Shape Market Opportunity Identification of Technology Start-Ups.

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March 17, 2022 andreweverett360

Marcelo Ferrarini Carneiro on brand strategy

Marcelo Ferrarini Carneiro, Senior Manager, Global Insights at the LEGO Group wrote an article titled What I wish I knew about brand strategy 10 years ago (when he joined a brand consultancy straight out of school with finance-focused business degree).

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March 14, 2022 andreweverett360

We React Differently to Paper vs. Digital Requests

Research by Rima Touré-Tillery, associate professor of marketing at the Kellogg School (Northwestern University), and Lili Wang, of Zhejiang University wrote “The Good-on-Paper Effect: How the Decision Context Influences Virtuous Behavior.”

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February 22, 2022February 19, 2022 andreweverett360

Kenichi Ohmae’s 3Cs

JP Castlin wrote a blog post titled 3s and Cs: Introducing Kenichi Ohmae.

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February 21, 2022February 21, 2022 andreweverett360

Marcus Buckingham: a strength isn’t just what you’re good at

Marcus Buckingham posted a 59-second video defining strengths and weaknesses. “Many of us have things that we’re really good at that we hate… So a strength can’t be just what you’re good at. ”

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February 20, 2022February 20, 2022 andreweverett360

Minto Pyramid Principle

Barbara Minto was McKinsey’s first female MBA professional hire. She was with the firm from 1963-1973. She is best known for developing the Minto Pyramid Principle.

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