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How Gift Certificates Evolved From Paper To Wearables

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Starbucks gave prototype gift cards to its employee partners when they attended a leadership conference in 2001. Ever so the early mobile adopter, Starbucks continues to roll out new mobile ordering functionalities on its branded app as well as on third-party applications. Between Nov. The Future Is Wearable?

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Fools Rush In: 37 Of The Worst Corporate M&A Flops

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The Sad State of Corporate Innovation. See how corporates are failing when it comes to innovation. Download the free 31-page State of Innovation report. While Google excelled in building software, it lagged behind in hardware and product innovation. Microsoft and Nokia. Date: April 25, 2014. Price: $7.9B. Price: $500M.

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21 Lessons From Jeff Bezos’ Annual Letters To Shareholders

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And nowhere is Bezos’ philosophy of business, technology, and leadership better articulated than in his annual shareholder letters, which he has written every year since the company’s IPO in 1997. 2013: Decentralize decision-making to generate innovation. 2011: Self-service platforms unlock innovation.

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24 Lessons From Warren Buffett’s Annual Letters To Shareholders

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It also owns 50 subsidiary companies that have 200 more subsidiaries themselves, including Geico (acquired in 1996), Dairy Queen (1997), and Fruit of the Loom (2001). You only find out who is swimming naked when the tide goes out.” ( 2001 ). In spring 2001, Cisco’s shareholders had lost a total of 28.6% table of contents.

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17 Of The Biggest Startup Frauds Of All Time

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Few places are more receptive to new ideas and innovative business models than Silicon Valley. The Honest Company’s branding and promotional materials claimed that the firm’s goods were free of synthetic chemicals. In 2001, MIT alumnus Albert Hu founded a venture fund called Asenqua Ventures. The Outcome.

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