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Just as Wayne Gretzky, the ice hockey player, said that he goes not where the puck is but where the puck is likely to be (Samli 2007), I believe the true innovator not only understands today’s market but also makes provisions for where that market will be in the future.
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Samli, A.C. (2011). A Futuristic Portfolio Is a Necessity. In: From Imagination to Innovation. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-0854-3_12
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