Enterprise

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Ideas Aren't Everything: Hubris

​Some ideas are best left on the cutting room floor. A key to invention is knowing when to quit

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Ideas Aren't Everything: Paranoia

Promising inventions often get derailed - Rhodri Marsden's new series looks at how this happens. Part one: paranoia

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To innovate, think like Robespierre, Socrates and the Bolsheviks

Short List: Barn raising has been cited by the Harvard Business Review as this season's must-have idea for innovators. What else from the ash heap of history could point the way to the future?

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Whitehall's revenge: Will the Government Digital Service be broken up?

The unit that transformed how the government provides services online acts like a tech startup. This is refreshing, but what accounts for its success may also be the thing that undoes it

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How the Beatles gave us the CT scan, and what it tells us about innovation

If you want to understand the relationship between financial markets and innovation, consider the story of how the Beatles helped revolutionise medical imaging

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How new life emerges from the death of creative companies

Comment: The demise of a respected British games developer is a loss, but it could also lead to an outpouring of new startups and creativity

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Taking a punt on crowdfunding

Comment: Why we should be able to invest in startups at betting shops

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Laser guided strategies

How Emily Brooke went from having a small idea to being CEO of a bike light company with global reach

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Why Brussels is more than a mere byword for bureaucracy

The Belgian capital gets a bad rap, but it's a surprisingly good base for entrepreneurs