Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 11, 2012

The result: the Nook debuted in 2009 and leapfrogged the Kindle in key features, capturing nearly a third of the e-reader market and probably saving the company's life. Companies should have their fingers on the pulse of the start-up community to spot potentially transformational development early. Consider how narrow B&N's window was.

EBITDA 8

EBITDA How To Crisis Depreciation 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 10, 2012

Its corporate development group looked at upwards of 150 targets a year, and used a remarkably efficient screening process that rejected any potential acquisition that didn't make good sense strategically. The company did not overlook small deals if they contributed to the development of critical capabilities.

Due Diligence 15

Due Diligence EBITDA Health Care Gordon 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 7, 2012

Facebook and Google would be obvious choices for this, but so much has been written about each of them and they represent such special business models, I worried that it would be both hard for entrepreneurs to relate and hard for me to develop new insights. billion in revenue, over $1 billion in gross profit and $500 million in EBITDA.

P&L 13

P&L Lewin EBITDA Ries 13

Terry Starbucker

JANUARY 3, 2010

The Right Team on the Field – I think that many companies put off adjusting their teams towards the end of 2009. We’re in the middle of an employee survey to better understand what went right and wrong in 2009 and figure out what our priorities should be in 2010. Now is the time to get the team set for a fresh start.

Leadership 418

Leadership Ethics Course Learning-by-Doing 418

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

This development plan can be scaled to build 3 million or 30 million units per year, if needed. It has been successfully used in over 20 projects throughout Northern California including two residential projects currently under development. The picture reproduced below is one example of a completed development using this system.

Suri 15

Suri Construction Class EBITDA 15