Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 18, 2014

Tom Szaky knows well the meaning of the saying “ Beware your dreams, for they may come true. ” With the 2004 Christmas retail season rapidly approaching, he was trying everything he could to scale up TerraCycle , a two year old venture selling liquid worm poop as fertilizer in used PET bottles.

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Finance Company How To Kleiner 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 22, 2015

For instance, the average transit times to move containers from the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to Chicago grew from 84 hours at the end of 2004 to 120 hours by early 2015. Product overstocks result in discounted prices, which are usually about half to two-thirds of the gross margin. Railway systems are near capacity.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Crisis Transportation Tactics 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 13, 2015

You might assess her effectiveness by counting the number of customers who arrived carrying her handbill and, perhaps, presenting it for a discount. I’ve been writing about this problem since 2004 , and doing my best to help advertisers avoid it. Overstating the Effectiveness of Sponsored Search Campaigns.

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Marketing Affiliate Marketing Advertising Dunning 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 15, 2011

A digression: In 2004, at the behest of the public safety community, the FCC pushed Nextel out of its 800 MHz spectrum into the 1.9 GHz, and it made Nextel pay billions for the privilege of giving up spectrum the FCC now says is the "Good Stuff" in exchange for spectrum the FCC now says is the "Bad Stuff."

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Wireless Report Price Analysis 12

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 26, 2015

As shown in our value analysis below, the brand increased in value from $12 billion in 2004 to $24 billion in 2014. We discounted future cash flows at a rate of 10% a year, reflecting the future value of money by 10% per year. Then, a 3% growth rate was applied. One thing is especially worth calling out.

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Brand Sports Merchandising Reference 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Leaders who succeed at the job usually do so by combing through the company in search of noncore assets to shed, businesses to sell, activities to stop, functions to eliminate, and product lines to simplify, as Steve Jobs did when he took back the reins at Apple in 1997, and as Jørgen Vig Knudstorp, the CEO of Lego, did in 2004.

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Company How To Business Model Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Investors punish companies with a short-term orientation by applying higher discount rates to them, which increases the cost of capital for those companies. From 1970 to 2004, the percentage of CEOs hired from outside the firm increased from 12% to 39%.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

If you have an innovative edge and are willing to give attractive discounts, sometimes customers will make pre-payments against purchases; even if they are small they can relieve the cash pressures. Private investors might buy some equity or lend against future royalties if they can see the customer is serious.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Collins Golden Handcuff Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2016

But in an age when Google and Facebook — founded in 1998 and 2004, respectively — are two of the biggest companies in the world, those days are over. ” Gulati also recommends discounting the idea that the opportunity will be your ticket to fabulous wealth. ’” he says.

Due Diligence 10

Due Diligence How To Learning-by-Doing Case Study 10

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2017

Yet by 2004 its market share was down to 3%. Hear a source you don’t trust, and when it reports something inconsistent with your beliefs, you’ll discount that thing even more. Create a product or candidate that connects users, and your message — and advantage — will spread rapidly. history.

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Media Advertising Fixed Costs Content 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2012

In 2004, microtargeting was a fairly new concept. It comes from discount cards that you use in a supermarket, or registration cards that you fill out. When people tell me that they're concerned about that, I advise them: Don't use a supermarket discount card if you don't have to. Definitely the scale.

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