Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

And then we found Alibaba — and it found us — and that connection led to the partnership that ultimately proved to be remarkably successful. This success was built on what we learned from our prior efforts, as well as a resolve to take new risks to do what was necessary to succeed.

Chief Financial Officer 10

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 20, 2016

More than 25 years ago, William Sahlman wrote the HBR article “Why Sane People Shouldn’t Serve on Public Boards,” in which he compared serving on a board to driving without a seatbelt, that it was just too risky—to their time, reputations, and finances—for too little reward. increased by over $300,000.

Execution 9

Execution P&L CEO COO 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2012

We became involved with the company, which produces inventory software, in 2004 when one of us (David) was sent by the prior majority investor to shut the fledgling company down. Instead, seeing the potential in the product and commitment of employees, we came up with financing to buy out the investor and keep the company operating.

Team 15

Team Leadership COO Software 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2014

Here are the six likeliest reasons I could come up with: Luck: This has been the baseline academic explanation for investing success for five decades now. And maybe random chance does explain a lot of Icahn’s success. Apple Finance Skill vs. luck' But, well, what else is there to say about that?

Hedge 8

Hedge Venture Capitalist Letter Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 18, 2018

In regular phone calls and meetings for nearly two decades, as well as a biennial Pioneering Leaders summit, the group has been helping each other figure out how to work more effectively so they could have time for their lives, sharing successful strategies and learning from failures. This was also true for Michelle Hickox.

Banking 15

Banking Conference CEO Bottom-up 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 6, 2012

These are some of the most salient issues of campaign finance facing CEOs and boards of directors as the nation heads into what will certainly be a bitter election year, with both houses of Congress and the Presidency up for grabs. Should we support generally moderate candidates who can compromise on major structural issues facing the U.S.,

Company 13

Company Politics Policies Proposal 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 12, 2014

These were all true of Charlie, a champion I met in 2004 just as the tech world was beginning to show signs of life after the dot com implosion. It had a free consumer product that was downloaded by millions of users as well as a modestly successful premium product that sold online for $49.

Motivation 8

Motivation CIO Competitive Advantage Software 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Successful companies shape their high-level strategies by relying not on complicated frameworks but on simple rules of thumb. Employees frequently attribute breakdowns to incompetence or bad faith on the part of colleagues in other departments: "Those bozos in headquarters [or finance or marketing] screw everything up."

Strategy 8

Strategy Proposal Guidelines Net Present Value 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2016

However, by simply celebrating the success stories of unicorns or quibbling with their valuation numbers , we risk ignoring the important question: How did they get to be so valuable? …If failure is the prerequisite of success, businesses can no longer afford not to encourage risk taking. Financed by VC firms.

Company 8

Company Succession Analysis Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

Although big, global supply chains certainly have their own dynamism, they mostly evolve incrementally through minnovation rather than disruption – and thus get short shrift in the business media and amongst aspiring entrepreneurs, hungry to create successful ventures. Partner with procurement.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Collins Golden Handcuff Pharmaceuticals 8

Lead Change Blog

AUGUST 9, 2018

today, where complexity is piled upon complexity in a number of critical sectors, such as health care, energy, finance, and government. History is referenced as a guide to show that, in many areas, America’s success has relied on simple and elegant solutions. The increased role of finance in our economy. Government. billion.

Cost 172

Cost Health Care IPO Finance 172

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2012

Michael Mauboussin doesn't write about innovation, but his clear writing that blends finance, strategy, and psychology puts him on my list. I first met Dediu when we did an engagement with Nokia back in 2004. Some readers have asked why I put A.G. Lafley and not Steve Jobs on my list. Horace Dediu. Braden Kelley.

Innovation 15

Innovation Ries Mauborgne Open-book 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2016

The success of platform businesses like Alibaba, Airbnb, and Uber is so remarkable that discussion about them often misses just how hard they are to build. For every successful platform, there are many more that struggle or simply don’t make it. Failure to engage developers.

Participative 8

Participative Software Market Penetration Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 25, 2018

But success or failure on sustainability goals cannot be measured only in terms of profit and loss. While there have been successes, our climate, water resources, oceans, forests, soils and biodiversity are all increasingly threatened. Fundamentally, we have a hard-wired cultural problem in business, finance and markets.

TBL 11

TBL Bottom-up Long-term Early Adopters 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 29, 2013

Seeking insulation from near-term pressures, Facebook, LinkedIn, Groupon, and other Silicon Valley outfits went public in recent years with dual-class shares that gave their founders — believed to be the most committed to their long-term success — voting power of up to 150 times greater than those accorded outside investors.

Short-term 8

Short-term Long-term Class Proposal 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. He also considered the impact a change might have on his family and its finances. “If the idea is a success, it’s my hard work that made it so.

Due Diligence 10

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

Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2011

Hence lots of the analytical, linear thinking at GM drove him to distraction; Product Planning analysts in particular: "a department composed of recycled finance types" as he calls them in the book. The success formula is part car guy, part bean counter, and part strategist. Central to GM's downfall was getting killed in the U.S.

Company 12

Company Franchising Fixed Costs Banking 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2012

In comparison, TripAdvisor is more of a classic consumer Internet success story, but with even more powerful network effects and an amazing business model. That said, whatever the future may bring, the lessons from TripAdvisor's successful twelve year journey to scale are enduring. Scaling Lesson 2: Maintain a Sense of Urgency.

EBITDA 8

EBITDA Engineering Travel Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2014

But as Apple’s profits multiplied from 2004 through 2011, it was clear that, as you now call it, “ return of capital ” to shareholders was not a pressing priority for Mr. Jobs. If innovation is the story of Apple’s success, we need the widest possible diffusion of that innovation for our society to benefit. Social innovation.

Innovation 10

Innovation EPS Incentives Supply Chain 10

The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 10, 2019

of Horizon2020 research funding going to the 13 countries that joined the EU in 2004, despite these nations representing 17% of the EU population. They have a range of educational programs that aim to provide students with the skills and expertise to turn their ideas into successful businesses. ” Spreading the net.

Entrepreneur 52

Entrepreneur Incubator Human Capital Education 52

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2011

from 2004 to 2007. Success in the function did not always translate to success in the new role; sometimes an authoritative style that worked there was ineffective across boundaries, where an ability to influence is often key. How many times have you heard "I'm a finance person" or "I'm a marketer"?)

Process 15

Process Champy Competitive Advantage Hammer 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2017

In 2004, the cost of manufacturing on the east coast of China was approximately 15 percentage points cheaper, on average, than in the United States. facility is successful — is to add as many as three more U.S. In 2016, that gap was down to about 1 percentage point. It also saves money because transportation costs on those U.S.-made

Supply Chain 10

Supply Chain Chemicals Uncertainty Policies 10

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Even though Obama is able to leverage the infrastructure of his successful 2008 campaign, such as an impressive online operation, the message is entirely different this time around. And let's face it: It could have been way worse! isn't the most compelling rallying cry.) That'll surely be the top priority for his Convention address.

Planning 8

Planning IPO Politics Brand 8