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Why Reed Hastings Should be Applauded for Netflix Split

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Innovator’s Dilemma – In his seminal book, “The Innovator’s Dilemma,&# Clay Christensen talks about why industry leaders almost always fail to act when “disruptive change&# enters their business. If you haven’t read his book please do yourself a favor and buy it. Incumbents can’t react.

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How to Decrease the Odds That Your Startup Fails

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So when Sam Rosen came to me with the idea of disrupting storage with a product that is priced cheaper than existing incumbents and he could build a product that is a better service I was intrigued. How much money will airlines companies, hotel companies or event companies pay me as a referral or for booking?

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There are hundreds of entrepreneurs here in Los Angeles who are building awesome companies, writing awesome books, making awesome movies and are trying to solve important problems to help make this world a better place. million members who have added over 270 million books, completely by word of mouth. anything.