Business History

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Epilogue

Epilogue

From: Merchant Princes

Gives a brief look at what happened to the family firms after the sale 8 $0.80 Add
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Epilogue

From: The Shopify Story

This chapter summarizes the major players, events, and decisions that led to Shopify’s growth and success. Authors notes are also included. 53 $5.30 Add
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Exploding the Data Universe
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Exploding the Data Universe

From: Shifting the Balance

Readings in part 1 of this text explore how companies combine intuition with data and analytics to drive competitive wedges in their markets. Case studies in this chapter include businesses like … 10 $1.00 Add
Fight or Submit

Fight or Submit

Standing Tall in Two Worlds

In the opening to his memoir, Grand Chief Ron Derrickson says his “story is not a litany of complaints but a list of battles” that he has fought. And he promises he will not be overly … 285 View
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Finding Balance Between Data and Intuition
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Finding Balance Between Data and Intuition

From: Shifting the Balance

Readings in part 3 of this text explore how data-driven organizations share core values and how businesses can build connections with their data. 8 $0.80 Add
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Forces at Work
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Forces at Work

From: Shifting the Balance

Readings in part 2 of this text explore what it takes to be a data-driven organization that relies on facts and doesn’t make decisions based on instinct. Topics covered in this chapter … 10 $1.00 Add
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Foreword
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Foreword

From: Shifting the Balance

The introduction of this text provides an overview of the content of the book. Topics include how data-driven decision making is disrupting a variety of industries and how business leaders and … 12 $1.20 Add
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Foreword

Foreword

From: Fight or Submit

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Going Mobile

Going Mobile

From: BlackBerry Town

Howitt details the creation and rollout of the Inter@ctive Pager 900. Examines the leadup to Research in Motion’s first smartphone. 11 $1.10 Add
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Having a Direct Connection with Customers
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Having a Direct Connection with Customers

From: Shifting the Balance

Readings in part 3 of this text explore how data-driven organizations share core values and how businesses can build connections with their data. This chapter explores how data can be used to … 10 $1.00 Add
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Informed, Enhanced, and Driven Data
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Informed, Enhanced, and Driven Data

From: Shifting the Balance

Readings in part 1 of this text explore how companies combine intuition with data and analytics to drive competitive wedges in their markets. Topics discussed in this chapter include the role of … 7 $0.70 Add
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Introduction
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Introduction

From: The Shopify Story

MacDonald introduces Shopify Inc., describing the company’s expansion since its formation in 2006 and the role CEO Tobias Lütke and Shopify’s executive team played in the … 5 $0.50 Add
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Introduction
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Introduction

From: Capitalism and Colonialism

This chapter outlines how the structures of capitalism and colonialism together shaped the emergence of Canada as a nation in the twentieth century. 35 $3.50 Add
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Licence To Be Radical

Licence To Be Radical

From: BlackBerry Town

Examines the process Mike Lazaridis went through while choosing which university he would attend. Explains the history of the University of Waterloo, its technological facilities at the time and … 17 $1.70 Add
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Lift-Off!
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Lift-Off!

From: The Shopify Story

This chapter discusses how Lütke and Lake sought to fill the gap in the e-commerce market by licensing their software, leading to the creation of the Shopify platform. 8 $0.80 Add
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Listing on the Stock Market
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Listing on the Stock Market

From: The Shopify Story

This chapter discusses Shopify’s success following the implementation of their retail operating system. 10 $1.00 Add