Harvard Business

JANUARY 8, 2025

Some traditional retailers including Walmart, Target, and Best Buy are adopting third-party marketplaces, which connect customers with external sellers and thereby offer customers a much broader selection. Many other traditional retailers are considering whether to follow suit. Making the choice isnt clear-cut. It involves weighing a host of benefits and challenges.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 8, 2025

There’s no such thing as allies anymore. You’re either a part of the U.S or you’re not.

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Chad Barr

JANUARY 8, 2025

Sam Altman, CEO of OpenAI and a driving force behind the AI tools reshaping industries, recently made a bold statement: “We are now confident we know how to build AGI (Artificial General Intelligence).” This is not just a tech milestone—it’s a harbinger of a seismic shift in how businesses operate, innovate, and grow. As Altman’s team moves beyond AGI toward Artificial Superintelligence (ASI), businesses everywhere need to ask a critical question: Are we ready for a

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 8, 2025

A five-part response to address both short- and long-term impacts.

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Incorporating generative AI (gen AI) into your sales process can speed up your wins through improved efficiency, personalized customer interactions, and better informed decision- making. Gen AI is a game changer for busy salespeople and can reduce time-consuming tasks, such as customer research, note-taking, and writing emails, and provide insightful data analysis and recommendations.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 8, 2025

“Donald Trump must treat this like the existential crisis that it is,” says Bernie. I agree, but the crisis isn’t what Bernie thinks.

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MishTalk

JANUARY 8, 2025

Since the Fed’s first rate cut on September 17, yields on the long end have soared. So have mortgage rates. Treasury Yields Since First 2024 Rate Cut 30-Year Mortgage Rates 30-year mortgage rates closely track 10-year treasury trends so it’s no surprise mortgage rates are up just over a full percentage point.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 8, 2025

Entrepreneurs — and investors — must protect themselves from the slippery slope of overpromising.

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Seth Godin Blog

JANUARY 8, 2025

Money is a story. But money is also an exchangeable commodity, valued by different people in different ways. And time is the wildcard. Situational spending is a trap that seduces us into forgetting that time passes and debt (or assets) remain. A couple about to wed might not hesitate to spend $750 on imprinted matchbooks that no one will ever use, but struggle to make the rent payments a few months later.

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Harvard Business

JANUARY 8, 2025

If you’re a manager, you may need a new strategy to hire and retain top talent.

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