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Software business entrepreneurship : lessons from Bill Gates and Microsoft

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  • Cusumano, Michael A., 1954-, 1998. "Software business entrepreneurship : lessons from Bill Gates and Microsoft," Working papers WP 4046-98., Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Sloan School of Management.
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    1. Cusumano, Michael A. & Mylonadis, Yiorgos & Rosenbloom, Richard S., 1992. "Strategic Maneuvering and Mass-Market Dynamics: The Triumph of VHS over Beta," Business History Review, Cambridge University Press, vol. 66(1), pages 51-94, April.
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