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What Amazon HQ2, Interchange Fees And Facebook Have In Common

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There are countless articles now on Amazon’s decision to break up with New York, ironically announced on Valentine’s Day, and the withdrawal of its plans to build HQ2 in Long Island City. So, Amazon hasn’t just benefited its customers: It has forced retailers to lower prices and increase their levels of service.

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Innovation in the Asset Management industry

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While other sectors attract more mainstream press attention (payment, retail banking), the asset management industry is also deeply affected by “software eating the world” Asset Class Competition. as the Blooomberg article explains: . “We

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The Curious Case For Breaking Up Tech Giants

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In the last few months alone, we’ve seen snow in Rome and three powerful nor’easters in Boston in the space of two and a half weeks — with some forecasts predicting a fourth this week. And that we should do that not because they’re tax evaders or evil — all things he said they, like all of us, are. Today, despite the story the U.S.

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‘Stranger Things’ And Starcourt Mall Teach Us About Big Tech And Innovation

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When I realized I needed to buy a pair of spinning shoes for a spin class three days later, I went to Google to find articles on the latest and greatest styles, and then to Amazon to read reviews and make my purchase. Taxes and other measures put in place years earlier were even rolled back. Stranger Things and Retail.

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242 Startup Failure Post-Mortems

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After Amazon announced in March that it was planning to shut down Diapers.com and all the other eCommerce sites operated by Quidsi, the company it acquired in 2010 — the online retailer has pulled all of the Quidsi apps from its app store. Title: Boston startup Besomebody, once featured on ‘Shark Tank,’ shuts down app.

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