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Creative destruction

Entrepreneurs make the world go round, inventing the new products, processes and services that lead to “creative destruction” and allow the economy to grow faster. This was the argument of Joseph Schumpeter, the Austrian economist who lends his name to the weekly business column in The Economist. But what exactly is an entrepreneur? What lessons can they learn from top bosses? And what is their place in politics and other spheres of life? This ten-part series from The Economist is an essential guide to starting and growing a business.

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What Exactly Is an Entrepreneur?

A research paper sheds some light, with some surprising answers
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Nine Billion Company Names

Businesses are coming up with ever-sillier ways to identify themselves
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A Palette of Plans

Choosing a strategy is a lot more complex for companies than it used to be
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Life in the Fast Lane

Business people are racing to learn from Formula One drivers
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The Network Effect

Being a good networker pays off — but it requires skill as well as shamelessness
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The Quantified Serf

Management by goal-setting is making a comeback, its flaws supposedly fixed
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The Business of Business

An old debate about what companies are for has been revived
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The Trump in Every Leader

Bosses must learn how to deal with the egomania that comes with power
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Disrupting Mr Disrupter

Clay Christensen should not be given the last word on disruptive innovation
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The Other Side of Paradise

Glamorous tech startups can be brutal places for workers
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