Harvard Start-up Advice: Break the Law

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Keesjan (Case) Engelen

Keesjan (Case) Engelen

CEO Titoma, Electr. Design & Mfg Colombia & China. On-Time & On-Budget since 2001

Published Jun 28, 2017

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it worked for Uber, AirBnB, Paypal and Tesla. Uber is now facing the consequences of not following the second half of Ceasars advise: decapitation.

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