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Don’t Build Your Startup Outside of Silicon Valley

Harvard Business Review

From 2006 to 2011, the number of startups founded and funded outside of California, Massachusetts, and New York has grown by almost 65%. Many small businesses don’t require the sort of financing required by firms in pursuit of s-curve growth. And the numbers tell a similar story: startups are mushrooming up everywhere.

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How Chinese Companies Can Develop Global Brands

Harvard Business Review

Also, while China’s outward-bound foreign direct investment (FDI) has grown from an annual average of below $3 billion before 2005 to more than $60 billion in 2010 and 2011, only one third of Chinese companies have seen international revenue meet expectations, according to Accenture. Redesign the organization. Rebrand from the inside out.

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Does Silicon Valley Still Care About Climate Change?

Harvard Business Review

VC investment in cleantech “has declined sharply since 2011” according to a new analysis by the Brookings Institution. VC funding for cleantech went down during the recession, but as a share of total VC funding it held steady at 15-17% from 2008 to 2011. In 2011, cleantech represented nearly 17% of total U.S.