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"Part manifesto, part guide for managing in the digital age, this book argues that software developers are the new rockstars of companies large and small, and yet most executives don't know how to leverage their talents across the organization-at least until they've read this book from serial entrepreneur and CEO of Twilio Jeff Lawson"--
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"System Error" exposes the root of our current predicament: how big tech's relentless focus on optimization is driving a future that reinforces discrimination, erodes privacy, displaces workers, and pollutes the information we get. Armed with an understanding of how technologists think and exercise their power, three Stanford professors share their provocative insights and concrete solutions to help everyone understand what is happening, what is at...
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How to compete in a world dominated by tech giants.
A new breed of monopolies is threatening your business. Tech mega-firms from around the world are encroaching on your industry's space, rewriting the rules, and scooping up talent--and your customers. What should you and your company be doing right now to counter these challenges?
Monopolies and Tech Giants: The Insights You Need from Harvard Business Review will provide you with today's most essential...
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Are you ready for the IoT revolution? The Internet of Things (IoT) will soon be everywhere-embedded in interconnected devices we'll use every day.
Already, cars, appliances, and wearables transmit realtime data to improve performance . . . and new IoT products can even save your life. Consumer goods are just the tip of the iceberg. Amid projections that 30 billion smart devices will be linked in the near future, traditional companies such as Siemens,...
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Industry after industry is becoming technology-driven as software rapidly eats the world. As it spreads, so do complexity and opportunity. There are clear signs that the traditional B2B business model designed 125 years ago as a simple "make, sell, ship" approach for early manufacturing companies is no longer capable of delivering the full potential of high-tech and near-tech solutions. B4B seeks to frame what is possible in an age where suppliers...
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"Digital transformation is critical. But winning in today's world requires more than digitization. It requires understanding that the nature of competitive advantage has shifted and that being digital is not enough. In Beyond Digital, Paul Leinwand and Matt Mani from Strategy&, PwC's global strategy consulting business, take readers inside twelve companies and how they have navigated through this monumental shift: from Philips's reinvention from a...
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Are you staking your organization's reputation and success on technologies and systems that actually weaken its ability to thrive?
As teams struggle to out-perform, new software offers opportunities to improve business growth. Yet millions of dollars and hours of productivity are wasted each year as companies fail to manage change in a cloud technology-led world.
The problem isn't the people or software, it's a lack of confidence and knowledge. Enable...
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The pace of innovation in modern times is staggering, and with the time demands of many careers, it is easy to lose touch with current trends. If business professionals do not actively stay up to date with new developments, they can quickly become outmoded in the workplace or unattractive in the job market.
Business and Emerging Technologies is an extensive but straight-to-the-point guide designed to get business students and professionals up to speed...
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Learn how to adopt ten easy-to-follow customer experience guidelines that integrate emerging technologies with effective strategies to combat disconnected processes, silo mentalities, and a lack of buyer perspective to keep up with the demands of the customer of the future.
Amazon has led the change in customers' expectations on how, when, and where they shop and make their purchasing decisions, while innovators like Netflix, Apple, Sephora, and...
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Strategy consultant Christopher Surdak argues that disruptive companies have already figured out that information is replacing capital as the basis of wealth. Surdak calls this shift a "Jerk," the physics term for "an extremely rapid change in condition — violent, uncontrolled and difficult to contain." He covers some successful, disruptive Jerk companies, such as Uber and Airbnb, and lays out 12 tactics for your “Jerk” firm, such as using other...
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The crypto era has arrived, and business will never be the same.
Real applications of crypto technology are growing exponentially: cryptocurrency payments are moving frictionlessly across borders, NFTs are generating real value for creators and consumers alike, and new blockchain-enabled business models are being built around decentralized finance and Web3. What do you and your company need to know and do today to create new opportunities and avoid...
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A year of HBR's essential thinking on tech-all in one place.
Generative AI, Web3, neurotech, reusable rockets to power the space economy-new technologies like these are reshaping organizations at the hybrid office, on factory floors, and in the C-suite. What should you and your company be doing now to take advantage of the new opportunities these technologies are creating-and avoid falling victim to disruption?
The Year in Tech 2024: The Insights...
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Web3 may be the next big disrupter in business. Don't be caught unprepared.
Blockchain and crypto aren't just for speculators anymore-they're the backbone of the rising decentralized internet. Web3 has the potential to rewrite the past decade's rules: monopolies may be shattered, the web could be remade, and an entirely new breed of products and services will likely emerge. Where does your business fit in? Web3: The Insights You Need from Harvard...
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The must-read summary of Bill Gates' book: "The Road Ahead: How the Emerging Technologies of the Digital Age Will Transform Everyone's Lives".
This complete summary of the ideas from Bill Gates' book "The Road Ahead" explains how the emerging technologies of the information highway have the ability to transform the life of every person on the planet. In his book, the author highlights the twelve points that will feature in the road ahead and why...
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The must-read summary of Ling Zhijun's book: "The Lenovo Affair: The Growth of China's Computer Giant and its Takeover of IBM-PC".
This complete summary of the ideas from Ling Zhijun's book "The Lenovo Affair" tells the story of the Chinese company Lenovo and how it became a global leader in the PC market. In this book, the author describes the complete journey of the company, from its creation in 1984 and the IBM acquisition in 2005, right to its...
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The must-read summary of Peter S. Cohan's book: "Net Profit: How to Invest and Compete in the Real World of Internet Business".
This complete summary of the ideas from Peter S. Cohan's book "Net Profit" shows how thousands of businesses are in the process of migrating to the Internet because the entry barriers are so low at the present time. The leading Web players, however, are those companies that have shaped their business strategy so as to gain...
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The must-read summary of Charles Babcock's book: "Management Strategies for the Cloud Revolution: How Cloud Computing is Transforming Business and Why You Can't Afford to Be Left Behind".
This complete summary of the ideas from Charles Babcock's book "Management Strategies for the Cloud Revolution" shows that cloud computing offers a new distribution model where many services are delivered and made available online rather than by in-house computers....
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Can blockchain solve your biggest business problem?
While the world is transfixed by bitcoin mania, your competitors are tuning out the noise and making strategic bets on blockchain. Your rivals are effortlessly tracking every last link in their supply chains. They're making bureaucratic paper trails obsolete while keeping their customers' data safer and discovering new ways to use this next foundational technology to sustain their competitive...
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"Artificial intelligence seems to do the impossible, magically bringing machines to life-driving cars, trading stocks, and teaching children. But facing the sea change that AI brings can be paralyzing. How should companies set strategies, governments design policies, and people plan their lives for a world so different from what we know? In the face of such uncertainty, many either cower in fear or predict an impossibly sunny future. But in Prediction...
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