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Why we all need to satisfy the thirst to growth, and you should never allow that thirst to be quenched. I bet you’ve all heard these things before: “Once we grow 20-30 percent more, we will have the scale we need to be more profitable” “If we buy our largest competitor, we will have the scale to better serve our customers on a national level” “At our current size, we aren’t able to effectively compete in this marketplace. We need to double our size to get a competitive advantage What’s surprising is that we’ve heard these things from companies with $2 million in revenue and we’ve heard these things from companies with $10 billion in revenue, plus everyone in between.

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In the past months, Skype's launched a massive upgrade on Android; a brand-spanking-new iPad app; unveiled a massive partnership with Facebook; and announced its acquisition to Microsoft for $8.5 billion. Is it enough to win against Google's and Apple's competitors? "When I started, we were on a pretty slow product release," says Neil Stevens, VP of products at Skype

VIENNA (Reuters) - Global action to protect the nuclear industry against possible terrorist attacks is urgently needed, a leading expert said, as are safety steps to prevent any repeat of Japan's Fukushima accident.