"The companies need more than a 'wow' technology that they think will make the world beat a path to their door, " said Trish Fleming, the executive director of MIT's Enterprise Forum in Cambridge, Mass.
Make a better mouse trap and the world will beat a path to your door.
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But if you build products that are up to the high standards of you and your closest friends and family members, the world will beat a path to your door even if you work at Yahoo.
To take a particular example, while a slim majority thought it very or fairly likely that people in rich countries will generally live to be 100 in 25 years' time, a similar majority thought that hunger in poor countries would also increase many more than expected the world to beat starvation.
The unseeded Argentine beat the world's top three at the same event after he upset Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic on his way to the final.
Murray's next opponent will be Roger Federer, on Tuesday night, after the world number one beat Fernando Verdasco in the evening match.
The Russian, who beat the world number one in their last meeting in the last four of the ATP World Tour Finals in London in November, triumphed 6-4 6-4 in one hour and 20 minutes.
Muggleton comes to the Scarlets on a two-year contract as their new defence coach after 10 years as assistant coach for Australia where he helped them win the 1999 World Cup and beat the Lions in 2001.
Pietersen has been greatly encouraged by the way his team has played to beat the world's second-ranked one-day side.
As you probably know, they spread their call for the state to step up to the plate with funding through a gimmicky attempt to beat the world record for visiting all 468 subway stations.
The Blues pair helped the Barbarians beat World Champions South Africa 22-5 at Twickenham in November.
Clijsters will next play Karolina Sprem of Croatia after the world number 104 beat qualifier Bethanie Mattek-Sands 6-3 6-4.
Contrary to the famous saying, if you build a better mouse trap the world will not beat a path to your door.
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The world number five beat her opponent 6-3 6-4 in just under 90 minutes and could be poised to clinch her first Miami title since 2001.
Former world number one Ana Ivanovic , currently down to 62 in the world rankings, beat 32nd seed Yaroslava Shvedova 6-1 7-5, having seen off ninth-seeded Victoria Azarenka in the first round.
They are currently the team to beat in the competitive world of castellers.
And not just any girls, but precious little black girls are being found in between the crevices of things, peeled out of ditches like flower petals caught in tar - seven months, nine months, three years old, soiled, discarded toilet paper lives, as the world nods its head to the beat.
Other attendees at the chapel ceremony were Venezuelan-born Formula One racer Pastor Maldonado and fencer Ruben Limardo, who beat the world's top fencers to win gold at the London Olympics.
The unfancied Croatian 20th seed came from behind to beat the former world No. 1 3-6 6-4 7-6 (7-1) in the outdoor hardcourt event, which the Spaniard also won in 2007.
The lesson, organised by the Global Campaign for Education, took place to try and beat the Guinness world record.
Justin Bieber is already king of the music world, social media and the Tiger Beat crowd.
"Of course, now I'm the player to beat, " said the world number one.
Mr. FATSIS: You know, and if they make the playoffs, it would be the first time that both Chicago teams have done so since 1906, when the White Sox beat the Cubs in the World Series.
Ellie triumphed in five minutes 19.17 seconds in London to beat the world record by more than five seconds in the S6 400m freestyle.
Safin, 28, will face Federer on Friday in his first Grand Slam semi-final since 2005 - when he beat the world number one in the last four on his way to the Australian Open title.
But the world No.6, who beat Roger Federer at the U.S. Open last week before losing to Andy Murray in the semifinals, produced an inspired comeback to keep the Czechs firmly in contention for their second final in four years.
Lockheed Martin , one of the largest defense contractors in the world, managed to beat earnings expectations on Thursday in a difficult quarter and year, as government budgets and defense spending come under pressure with governments around the world trying to rein in spending.
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The Brazilian-born German beat Marcelo Rios at the World Team Championship in Dusseldorf.
On his day, the left-hander can beat the best in the world, as 10 Tour titles and victories in 2001 over Pete Sampras, Andre Agassi and Gustavo Kuerten testify.
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