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Technology Is Changing Transportation, and Cities Should Adapt

Harvard Business Review

Such improvements could help cut the costs of traffic congestion ( about 1% of GDP globally ), road accidents ( 1.25 McKinsey and Bloomberg New Energy Finance have estimated that in 50 metropolitan areas worldwide, a rapid transition to advanced mobility systems could yield $600 billion in societal benefits through 2030.

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The 4 Types of Cities and How to Prepare Them for the Future

Harvard Business Review

Characteristics: Most physical and institutional structures are already in place in these megacities, but with fast-growing populations and severe congestion, there is an opportunity to create value by improving efficiency and livability, and there is a market of customers with cash to pay for these benefits.

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The Danger of Turning Cynical About Silicon Valley

Harvard Business Review

By this logic, there’s no reason to applaud the growing number of graduates from top universities opting for jobs in startups and tech rather than finance. GDP, according to Harvard Business School professor Josh Lerner , venture-backed companies made up more than 11% of public firms as of 2011, with a total market value of $25.9

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The New New International Economic Order

Harvard Business Review

Earlier this week, on April 16, the US nominee Jim Yong Kim was selected over Nigerian Finance Minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and former Colombian Finance Minister Jose Antonio Ocampo. The choice of who will lead the World Bank has been made. From less than 10% of world exports, they account for nearly 20%.

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How Israeli Startups Can Scale

Harvard Business Review

At nearly 4% of GDP , Israel spends more on R&D — public and private combined — than any nation in the world.) How do I strengthen my market position through acquisitions and innovation? They spend more time on strategy, go-to-market, business development, and financing. Many explanations have been offered.

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The “Smart Society” of the Future Doesn’t Look Like Science Fiction

Harvard Business Review

The UK is often identified as a global hub (a position that is going to be tested during the Brexit process), with strong global economic and political connections; New Zealand is geographically distant from much of the economic and political centers of the world, and is used to operating at the periphery of the global economy.