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In 15 Years From Now Half of US Universities May Be in Bankruptcy. My Surprise Discussion with @ClayChristensen

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We also spoke about technology systems in the perspective of global competition. He believes that one of the financial metrics taught at business schools and reinforced by Wall Street has accelerated offshoring of industries. The numerator (return) encourages more sales, which is fine.

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The Power of “In Person” – Why Distributed Teams are Less Effective

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The conversations bleed into the sales messages the next time, they wend their way into software designs and form the plan of attach against competition. I prefer the first sales hires to be in the home office. If you’re a UK company you’ll eventually need some local sales talent in Germany and France.