‘Blue Ocean Strategy’ was one of the most hyped books back in 2005 when authors W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne finished their long study of strategic implementation. I’ve heard argued that creating ‘blue oceans’ is basically about being different from your competition, but it’s not only a simple strategic differentiation of the products or […]

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It is no secret that the financial system is definitely suffering on the losses of the sub-prime debts issued by various big international banks and other financial institutions. First we saw Bear Sterns getting rescued and lately mortgage giants Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae got the same treatment. After this move the US Federal Reserve […]

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This week the brand management company Interbrand released their yearly study of brands and their value in business. Their list is widely recognized throughout the business world, and there is no doubt that the brands listed are some of the strongest brands in the world.
Brand values are established on the basis of three main factors: […]

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Open collaboration is not only about having an open source code, that many people can work on at the same time, without thinking about copyrights, patents or other types of protecting intellectual property. Most of you have probably heard of the operating system Linux, which is being developed by a massive number of volunteers collaborating […]

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For years this theme has been discussed fairly in the academic litterature, and the basic idea is not very complicated. Do what you like, do something that you are passionate about, and the results of your work (that be as an entrepreneur with your own company, or working in some corporation) will simply be better.
I […]

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