Losers do not face monopolization suits for having lacked a superior product, business acumen, or the benefits of a historic accident.
When the call was made he felt Alpha had the best combination of high-quality thermal and metallurgical coal exposure among his universe, a strong management team and excellent product marketing acumen.
Here, at least, is an omen to cheer Democrats in a nerve-wracking autumn: Snyder's record of building losing teams is formidable; the inauguration of Senator Kaine could be the latest product of his acumen.
To the contrary, the government's own economist in 1995, Nobel Laureate Kenneth J. Arrow of Stanford University, acknowledged that Microsoft "achieved its dominant position in its market as a consequence of good fortune and possibly superior product and business acumen".
"Now we need to fuel this system with marketing, programming acumen, product innovation and the raw energy and unbridled ambition of a disrupting start up to take a share of the $500 billion TV and film market," he added.
Ecommerce shops require both product vision and business acumen to succeed and thrive in a competitive environment where customers can purchase practically anything they want from a wide array of vendors online.
A graduate of Cooper Union, Luke now makes a living on his technical acumen, photographing products and still lifes in a very exacting way for blue-chip clients.
Most small companies that spin out from universities have the scientific knowledge, but product development expertise and business acumen are also needed to be successful.
An unintended by-product of this improving diagnostic acumen is the discovery of incidental hepatic lesions in oncology patients that in the past remained undetected.
Paul Kelly wanted to be an accountant, but when the family turkey business started to take off he went to agricultural college and applied his business acumen to the KellyBronze product.
