Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

Whether you have invented an amazing new technology or product, you could still fail. It’s a fascinating study, one that echoes my constant inquiry of the difference between success and failure. You are teaching what separates successful innovators from those who struggle. Innovation Capital. Lessons from Tesla versus Edison.

Innovation 80

Innovation Social Capital Reputation How To 80

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Between 2006 and 2008, more than $1 billion venture-capital dollars were channeled into startups focused on solar, wind and biofuel technologies. In the last year, however, early-stage investments in clean energy production technologies have fallen substantially (see the table at the end of this piece for more detail).

Energy 10

Energy Finance IPO Biotechnology 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2014

Start-up companies tend to cluster in industries favored by venture capitalists (like biotechnology or information technology) or ones where there are relatively low barriers to entry (like restaurants). In 2010, Embrace entered into a partnership with General Electric to help scale the technology around the globe.

Innovation 8

Innovation Venture Capitalist Company Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2011

And biotechnology and medical devices are among the leading areas for venture capital funding. Very few things in the economy are the same today as they were a half century ago, and most of those are still the same are not considered successes. Fortunes have been made from implants, surgical instruments, and artificial products.

Health Care 15

Health Care Biotechnology Mayo Pharmaceuticals 15