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Whether they are running a start-up, family business or a corporation, entrepreneurs are shaping the world of tomorrow. In the Entrepreneurship section, you will learn how entrepreneurship is shaping businesses and society alike, through new business models, products and innovations.

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Entrepreneurship

Demis Hassabis: AI entrepreneur, tech titan, polymath

British DeepMind founder and CEO Demis Hassabis remains a humble figure in the world of brash tech giants.
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Entrepreneurship

The network effect

What's the return on investment from attending one of the world's top business schools?
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Entrepreneurship

Lateral thinking: the key to unlocking business growth

Lateral thinking involves looking at problems from new and different perspectives. It's a powerful way to promote innovation and uncover growth opportunities that might otherwise remain hidden.
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Entrepreneurship

Exit strategies: When should founders sell their start-up?

For start-up founders, exiting their company can be difficult. So if they want to get the timing right, they need to be strategic. What to look out for.
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Entrepreneurship

Global hotbeds of innovation

Silicon Valley isn’t the world’s only centre of technology and innovation. We take a look at six growing tech hubs around the globe and what makes them attractive for founders and start-ups.
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Entrepreneurship

"Camels instead of unicorns"

Overnight success and huge profits are no longer the driving forces behind entrepreneurship. Dietmar Grichnik, Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of St.Gallen (HSG), explains why the focus has instead shifted to sustainability, purpose and happiness.
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Entrepreneurship

"Negotiation starts from the inside out"

William Ury has been at the centre of many of the world’s most intractable conflicts. In this interview, he shares his insights on how to defuse the toughest stand-offs.
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Entrepreneurship

"New forms of work are successful if employees have a say"

New work seems to be an omnipresent topic. Hans Rudolf Maag, Executive Head of the Liechtenstein Academy, explains what new forms of organisation are all about and how they can be successfully implemented.
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Entrepreneurship

From Agile to Zappos: New organisational models and the companies embracing them

New organisational models are turning the world of work on its head by doing away with bureaucracy and hierarchies, and making room for greater innovation, flexibility and creativity. These changes in the organisational landscape have emerged in response to the evolution of the workplace -...

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