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BUZZ Doesn’t Equal BUY: Three Factors To Look For When Seeking Stocks With Long-Term Value

YoungUpstarts

One of those real-world examples is FedEx, the Memphis-based delivery company. When I visited Fred Smith, chairman and CEO of FedEx, at his Memphis headquarters, he said strategy was his company’s top priority. They use lean teams. Karlgaard hails FedEx for being strong on all three sides of his triangle of lasting success.

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The Secret History of Silicon Valley Part VI: Every World War II.

Steve Blank

Every movie I had seen – 12 O’clock High, Memphis Belle, etc. – assumed that there were no electronics other than radios on these bombers. And now am leading a startup of my own ( [link] ) where we’re students of you and Eric Ries’ lean startup principles. Every one of them. (To