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September 27, 2016 How I Built a $2 Billion Company by Thinking Small By Jeff Rodman Small innovations, small designs, small habits.

The Businesses That Platforms Are Actually Disrupting by David S. Evans, Richard Schmalensee Probably not the ones you think. Why User Experience Always Has to Come First by Michael Schrage Online ads and slow websites are a sign of an undisciplined strategy. How One Startup Developed a Sales Model That Works in Emerging Markets by Jonathan Cedar The story of the HomeStove. The Power of Designing Products for Customers You Don't Have Yet by Karen Dillon Examples from ING Direct and Southern New Hampshire University.

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