Why You Can’t Simply Copy Someone Else’s Business Strategy

Replicating another company’s business strategy may seem like a shortcut to success, but it often leads to failure.

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Can’t-do attitude: why the real horror of Nightbitch is weaponised incompetence

Women around me in the cinema groaned at what Amy Adams’ character had to put up with in the film – and it was nothing to do with dogs. Nightbitch is not the best film of the year. But if it ...
The Guardian - 23h
Unfree movement — why can’t Africans travel around Africa?

Citizens with local passports have more difficulty moving across the continent than European and American visitors
Financial Times - 1d
This team replicated the secret sauce of a winning hedge-fund strategy. Now any investor can try to copy it.

One of the hottest stories on Wall Street over the past few years has been the rise of so-called “pod shops.”
MarketWatch - 2d
Why Not Tell Someone They Look Great Today?

Don’t underestimate the simple power of complimenting a stranger.
The New York Times - 2d
Why can’t NFL players hold on to the ball before they score touchdowns?

A rash of embarrassing incidents at the goalline threatened to cost teams dear on Sunday as players failed to master the basics of the game. With 3:16 left in the third quarter of the Bengals’ ...
The Guardian - 3d
Why can’t NFL players hold on to the ball before they score touchdowns?

A rash of embarrassing incidents at the goalline threatened to cost teams dear on Sunday as players failed to master the basics of the game
Yahoo Sports - 3d
How GM’s self-driving strategy is evolving as it gives up on Cruise business

General Motors has bailed on its Cruise robotaxis, citing the amount of time and money needed to scale the business and an “increasingly competitive” market for autonomous vehicles.
MarketWatch - Dec. 10
The Perfect Gift For Someone Who Doesn't (Or Can't) Use The Copy/Paste Keyboard Shortcuts

Heading to a White Elephant holiday party later this month? Shopping for a computer geek who already owns everything under the Sun? Then consider snagging this hilarious (and cheap) Copy and Paste ...
GameSpot - Dec. 9
The Jets are the NHL’s hottest team. So why can’t they fill their arena?

Winnipeg got off to a record-setting start to the season. But balancing corporate demands and human passion is a tough task . “From our standpoint, the game has never been healthier,” NHL ...
The Guardian - Dec. 2