Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2018

The myth of Silicon Valley is that venture-funded entrepreneurship is a generalizable model that can be applied to every problem, when in actuality it is a model that was built to commercialize mature technologies for certain markets. No innovation strategy fits every problem , so we need to keep expanding the toolbox.

Technology 8

Technology Venture Funding Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2011

In 2009, the U.S. Last year, at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in China, we spoke with one of the country's most celebrated scientists, entrepreneurs, and venture capitalists. Most technology ventures in China are of the C2C variety, i.e., Copy-To-China. An analysis of data on patents granted by the U.S.

Globalization 13

Globalization Marketing Venture Capitalist Biotechnology 13

Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

And when they don’t feel safe, they don’t take risks – and where there is no risk taken, there is less innovation, less ‘going the extra mile,’ and therefore, very little unexpected upside. When they’re punished, you instill a fear of risk-taking in your employees, and with that you stifle creativity and innovation.

Company 62

Company Venture Capitalist Film Reputation 62

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 22, 2011

The annual gathering in Austin, Texas, has gained a reputation as the mecca for innovation and disruptive technologies. Startups and, increasingly, innovative mainstream companies converge on SXSW to test and launch new concepts. Foursquare was the phenomenon in 2009. Twitter had its coming-out party in Austin in 2007.

Class 14

Class Venture Capitalist Trends Bottom-up 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

Over the next few years, he provided small amounts of money to seed experiments and to challenge the institution to come up with innovative approaches to address his question. Like a venture capitalist, he said if these experiments delivered on their goals, more funding would follow.

Venture Capitalist 9

Venture Capitalist Bottom-up Committee Follow-up 9

Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

And when they don’t feel safe, they don’t take risks – and where there is no risk taken, there is less innovation, less ‘going the extra mile,’ and therefore, very little unexpected upside. When they’re punished, you instill a fear of risk-taking in your employees, and with that you stifle creativity and innovation.

Company 50

Company Venture Capitalist Film Reputation 50

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2013

Since its founding in 2009, Kickstarter has helped fledgling projects raise nearly $1 billion in donations. We call this the victory of “innovation by combine” over traditional “innovation by design.”. economy by removing excessive restrictions on investment in innovative start-ups. And that process has only begun.

Disruptive Innovation 8

Disruptive Innovation Finance Venture Capitalist Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2013

As someone who works with a variety of organizations in my roles as strategy and innovation consultant, venture capitalist, professor, and mentor, this question intrigues to me. Does pursuing a social purpose require something unique to describe and structure your business?

Venture Capitalist 10

Venture Capitalist Business Model B2C Entrepreneur 10

Strategy Driven

APRIL 22, 2011

Because innovation requires it. He was named one of the country’s Top 100 venture capitalists in 2009 by AlwaysOn and has led investments in many successful high-growth companies as a partner at several Bay Area VC firms. MISTAKE #5: Punishing ‘good failures.’ ’ Great organizations encourage risk-taking.

CEO 57

CEO How To Venture Capitalist Follow-up 57

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2013

Not long after NBA Hall of Famer Dave Bing became Detroit''s mayor in 2009, reports surfaced that he was thinking of bulldozing a quarter of the city. Policy innovation. and venture capitalist. Entrepreneurship Government Innovation' But to a certain extent the lack of formula is the point.

Gilbert 8

Gilbert Venture Capitalist Class Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2017

The innovation alone is a herculean task, but imagine being that upstart pioneer trying to develop the technology, while at the same time going up against entrenched, powerful competitors with deep industry knowledge, assets, and channels who’ve been around for a hundred years or more. This is an incredible moment for innovation.

Innovation 13

Innovation Productivity Products Venture Capitalist 13