Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2012

Now the largest beer company in the world, AB InBev reported a double digit EBITDA growth rate and almost 30% growth in earnings per share. In 2004, the European beer company Interbrew, itself a product of several mergers, acquired a majority stake in AmBev, creating InBev. Anheuser's EBITDA in 2007, prior to its acquisition, was 23%.

EBITDA 10

EBITDA Globalization Depreciation Open-book 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2012

As we have seen with the recent speed bumps at highfliers like Groupon and Zynga, taking "lean startups" from foundation to creating sustainable, scalable, profitable business models is a very rare and special task. Scaling Lesson 1: Focus On Finding A Great Business Model. Magical, really.

EBITDA 8

EBITDA Engineering Travel Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

Another telltale sign of category creation is that it comes with a distinctive business model and profit model. Corporate development groups may have to accept that EBITDA multiple valuations may not be appropriate when buying a category creator. Few growth strategies match the economics of category creation.

B2C 12

B2C Strategy B2B Waterman 12