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Port Hopping

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AI and customer service in HVAC/R

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Escape velocity and business strategy

 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘁𝗵. In physics, escape velocity is the speed required to overcome gravity. In business, many leaders try to reach their own version of “escape velocity” — rapid expansion, aggressive scaling, sudden market entry. But there is…

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Interessant dévéloppement dans le monde HVAC/R

   Dans la polémique qui s'installe entre le choix d’un fluide frigorigène nouvelle génération A2L et l’utilisation des gaz naturels, une troisième solution, c’est certain, encore en phase de test mais avec des résultats encourageants, fait bien son apparition dans le panorama du marché HVAC/R.

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Sometimes good idea is not enough

  Sometimes a good idea doesn't work, and the reason is that it remained close in its box. This is probably one of the most particular masterpieces of the human intelligence. A friend once had the kindness to paint a small painting of this masterpiece…

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