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Some Ideas Are Better Than Others (and I don’t mind saying so)
Some ideas are better than others. This is a challenge for business strategists, who are voracious consumers of ideas (books, seminars, case studies, articles, blogs, biographies, etc.), but who aren’t
Venture Capital and Statistics: Art Meets Science
Venture capitalists usually try to avoid statistics, arguing that picking startups is more art than science. When asked why they don’t use statistical decision tools, most VCs say there either
Will robots kill jobs, or create them?
A lot of people are worried about losing their jobs to either a robot or a line of code. This anxiety is fair – just ask Encyclopedia Britannica. Some say
Global race in data science decision-making
On your mark, get set, go 2017! While most folks in the US intuitively understand the pull from abroad, it might surprise them to hear this: I’m finding many overseas companies
Don’t be a gambler, be a casino
Few things make eyes glaze over like the words “risk management.” Quantifying and managing risk sounds boring… but a surprising number of people do it for fun. Risk management is
Business intuition’s blind spot
I saw this YouTube clip explaining why it can seem as if good-looking people are jerks, and why it seems like healthy food always tastes bad. It made me realize
Push or Pull? …but only if the answer is Push
One of the biggest squabbles in corporate strategy is the “Push vs Pull” debate. Is it better to push technology into the market (‘build it and they will come’) or
The Democratization of Math
Historically speaking, why haven’t companies used statistics to manage their innovation portfolios? I’ve had this question a lot lately. It’s a great question. Innovation is one of the most risky