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John Hart was boating in the middle of a lake when the fan belt broke. He said he used a safety pin, dental floss and duct tape to get his motor running well enough to make it to shore. It was a case of think or swim. “That fix lasted for weeks,” Hart said, managing director for trading...

Kimberly Trautmann says Uber Technologies, Inc. vs Lyft, Inc. is the most dynamic clash of competitors since the cola wars took root more than a century ago. “It is the best example of competitive dynamics since Coke [The Coca-Cola Co (NYSE: KO)] and Pepsi [PepsiCo, Inc. (NYSE: PEP)],”...

Michael Marrale’s lightbulb moment came around his 10th year as an ace technology analyst at RBC Capital Markets. The field was crowded with analysts doing essentially the same thing. “Most of the information was anecdotal and not very quantitative or data driven,” said Marrale,...

As a psychologist who applies scientific principles to organizational issues, Vicki Walia finds that fintech provides positive reinforcement for consumers. Fintech, she says, is freedom. “I like the accessibility it creates. I do see it as a democratization tool,” said Walia, a senior...