Harvard Business Review
MARCH 11, 2014
It’s a common question thrown at me by entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, or the more cynically minded corporate leaders. 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).
Harvard Business Review
MAY 2, 2011
In 2010, China overtook Japan to become the world's second largest R&D spender (in purchasing power parity terms) after 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.
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Harvard Business Review
APRIL 3, 2014
Last week, The New Republic published a lengthy exploration of ageism in Silicon Valley , the idea that venture capitalists discriminate against older entrepreneurs and that start-ups discriminate against older job applicants. CEOs and Presidents are 42 years old on average, with a median of 42. Entrepreneurship Tech industry'
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 31, 2014
The quote comes from author, tech thinker, and now public-TV personality Steven Johnson: “The history of the Internet suggests that there have been cool Web sites that go in and out of fashion and then there have been open standards that become plumbing,” he told David Carr of The New York Times in January 2010. billion in less than a year.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 26, 2011
Many venture capitalists are limiting their investments to the "demand-side" — aimed at reducing energy use — rather than investing in startups trying to change the way we produce energy.
Harvard Business Review
DECEMBER 22, 2014
Silicon Valley venture capitalist, Douglas Leone of Sequoia Capital, told the Economic Times of India in October , “We could not be more thrilled. billion in 2010, predicting it would grow at 20% a year for a decade. Today there appears to a second gold rush to India. ’s branded generic-medicine unit in India for $3.7
Harvard Business Review
JULY 11, 2017
metros that increased their productivity, average wages, and standard of living from 2010 to 2015, only 11 metros achieved inclusive economic outcomes. EDENS, of which the latter is CEO, has led the revitalization of the 45-acre Union Market district in Northeast Washington, DC. A recent Brookings analysis found that of the 30 U.S.
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