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A Tale of Two Product Introductions
By Frank Levinson, Guest Author Both the Nintendo Wii and Apple’s iPhone experienced terrific product acceptance but how the two companies handled that success tells us something about Japanese and American product introductions. The Wii was introduced in November 2006 and was an instant hit with its more active approach to the traditional video game
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It’s About Place (Part 4)
by Cal McElroy, Guest Author I started this series on Local Search by discussing the current state of the technologies, content, and user experience. For Local Search to become a significant business, like paid keyword search, much needs to change. Google dominates the business of keyword search because they started with a great search service…
Narayan Murthy’s Speech at NYU (Part 6)
Based on my life experiences, I can assert that it is this belief in learning from experience, a growth mindset, the power of chance events, and self-reflection that have helped me grow to the present. Back in the 1960s, the odds of my being in front of you today would have been zero. Yet here
Innovation in the Microfinance Industry
By Robert Lowry, Unitus Microfinance is a powerful, sustainable way of reducing poverty. However, despite its tremendous strength, it’s just not available to enough people. Three decades after Muhammad Yunus started giving microloans to women in the village near his university in Bangladesh, fewer than 20% of the world’s working poor have access to basic
In The Shadows Of Iraq: Qubad Talabani (Part 9)
I conclude the interview by asking a bit more of a long-term, theoretical question. What I am attempting to reflect on here is the potential of Kurdistan becoming a regional influence for economic development. The Middle East, with Dubai in particular, has been growing rather significantly in global importance. Tourism is increasing, there are obvious
Narayan Murthy’s Speech at NYU (Part 5)
I want to share with you, next, the life lessons these events have taught me. 1. I will begin with the importance of learning from experience. It is less important, I believe, where you start. It is more important how and what you learn. If the quality of the learning is high, the development gradient
In The Shadows Of Iraq: Qubad Talabani (Part 8)
If you have read much of world news lately, you will notice there has been ongoing tension between the Kurdish region and Turkey. Reflecting back on the stability issues, this must be diffused in order to allow significant external investment to take place. SM: How do you answer the questions regarding the recent threat of
Narayan Murthy’s Speech at NYU (Part 4)
A final story: On a hot summer morning in 1995, a Fortune-10 corporation had sequestered all their Indian software vendors, including Infosys, in different rooms at the Taj Residency hotel in Bangalore so that the vendors could not communicate with one another. This customer’s propensity for tough negotiations was well-known. Our team was very nervous.
