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Why Small Firms Often Outperform Large Firms. Takeaways from James Breiding’s "Too Small to Fail"
In his new book “Too Small to Fail: Why Some Small Nations Outperform Larger Ones and How They are Reshaping the World”, James Breiding...
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Takeaways from Howard Thomas and Yuva Hedrick-Wong’s Inclusive Growth by Peter Lorange
The gap between the wealthy and the poor around world continues to grow. According to one theory, this gap is caused by the lack of...
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Book Review: Plender, J., Capitalism: Money, Morals and Markets, Biteback Publishing,
Introduction This is a well written book from a few years ago, which is still highly relevant today. Above all the author addresses two...
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Book Review: Hill, A., Ruskinland: How John Ruskin shapes our World, Pallas Athene,
Introduction John Ruskin’s motto was: “To-day, to-day, to-day”, and he also said “things are either possible or impossible. If things are...
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Takeaways from Andrew McAfee’s “More From Less” by Peter Lorange
Investments in projects that reduce our usage of Earth’s natural resources and help address climate change - are commonplace....
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Hidden Champions. Takeaways from Hermann Simon’s presentation at the WHU Family Business Conference.
“Hidden Champions” is a term coined by Hermann Simon, a German academic and business leader, and used later in the title of his...
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Book Review: David Epstein (2019), Range: How Generalists Triumph in a Specialist World by Dr. Peter
David Epstein was previously a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and has a master’s degree in environmental science and journalism....
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Takeaways from Robbie Kellman Baxter’s “The Membership Economy” by Dr. Peter Lorange
Introduction Although Robbie Kellman Baxter’s book “The Membership Economy” is not new, it represents, in this reviewer’s opinion, the...
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Takeaways from Nir Eyal’s “Hooked: How to Build Habit-Forming Products” by Peter Lorange
How to create a product or a service that can become so essential and form a habit in the life of the customer?, To put it in business...
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Takeaways from “Warren Berger’s A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry
I found out about Warren Berger’s book A More Beautiful Question recently, through Gearbulk Ltd’s CEO Kristian Jebsen. Although the book...
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Takeaways from Anne Janzer’s “Subscription Marketing: Strategies for Nurturing Customers in a World
Over the last decade, we have seen a massive shift from the traditional model of selling products or services towards a...
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Takeaways from Brad Smith and Carol Ann Browne’s Tools and Weapons
The senior author of this book, Brad Smith is President of Microsoft, and an accomplished lawyer. The second author, Carol Browne, is a...
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Takeaways from Tien Tzuo’s Subscribed by Peter Lorange
How can a company shift its business model from selling products to providing recurring subscription-based services? This question is at...
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Takeaways from Philippe J. Weil’s Woes of the Rich by Peter Lorange
In his book “Woes of the Rich”, Philippe Weil discusses how successful families deal with financial and non-financial challenges to...
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Takeaways from Vijay Govindarajan’s The Three Box Solution by Peter Lorange
This practical book presents an approach to developing corporate strategies that is built on a framework consisting of three pillars or...
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Takeaways from Christopher G. Brinton and Mune Chiang’s The Power of Networks by Peter Lorange
In The Power of Networks, Christopher G. Brinton and Mune Chiang—respected academics from Princeton and Purdue’s engineering...
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Takeaways from Paul Hokemeyer’s Fragile Power by Peter Lorange
Fragile Power focuses on treating the wealthy and famous. It is written by one of the world’s leading psychoanalysts and an expert on...
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Takeaways from Petter A. Stordalen’s “Endelig Mandag” (Finally Monday) by Peter Lorange
One of the most successful Nordic entrepreneurs, Petter A. Stordalen, recently wrote a book titled “Endelig Mandag” (translated as...
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Takeaways from Gary Pisano’s Creative Construction by Peter Lorange
It is commonly assumed that to preserve basic values, corporations must be effective innovators. Maintaining a strong capability to...
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Takeaways from Tara Westover’s Educated by Peter Lorange
On the New York Times bestseller list for 77 weeks, this book presents the author’s life recollections. After describing her upbringing...
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