Skip Prichard

JULY 22, 2019

Being the founder of an innovative product or service requires holistic thinking, taking into account all aspects of what makes a new venture successful—from its value proposition to the customer (user), product development, technologies, cost to deliver, performance metrics and finally to getting the resources needed for implementation.

Innovation 80

Innovation Social Capital Reputation How To 80

Lead on Purpose

SEPTEMBER 17, 2010

Too many people pay the sad costs of mediocrity and forego the spectacular rewards of being a leader. According to Robin Sharma , the author of The Leader Who Had No Title: A Modern Fable on Real Success in Business and in Life , anyone can be a leader. In the story, the main character (Blake) has conversations with four unorthodox leaders.

Review 236

Review Books Self-aware Ethics 236

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 1, 2012

As recounted in Kahneman's recent book, Thinking, Fast and Slow , one study found that the typical homeowner expected their home improvement projects to cost about $19,000. The average actual cost? But the basic pattern continues.

Innovation 14

Innovation Planning Kahneman Tversky 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 10, 2014

The Boston Innovation District’s meteoric real estate prices are pushing the very entrepreneurs who made the district sexy towards neighboring districts where rents have not tripled since 2010.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Supply Chain Real Estate Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

Ok, this one is cheating a bit, but on a fundamental level, the top themes in green business haven't actually changed too much ( see the 2010 list ). Malthus strikes back: Coca-Cola takes an $800 million hit on commodity costs. Here's the rest of my top 10 stories, with callouts for companies and examples that typify the trend.

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

In 2010, Google rocked the $60 billion broadband industry by announcing plans to deploy fiber-based home internet service, offering connections up to a gigabit per second — 100 times faster than average speeds at the time. Construction costs fell, and the speed of deployments increased. PM Images/Getty Images.

Succession 8

Succession Construction Short-term Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2010

Umair Haque Blogs Umair Haque On: Global business , Competition , Economy Making Room for Reflection Is a Strategic Imperative 11:52 AM Wednesday November 24, 2010 | Comments () Email Tweet This Post to Facebook Share on LinkedIn Print Business is, above all, busy. And maybe its too busy. Lets face it. All rights reserved.

Short-term 15

Short-term Guidelines Mass Marketing Telecommunications 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 7, 2014

Greenspan asked me to check that, and the actual line from the article was pretty close: “Asked in 2010 about those who warned that housing prices would crash, he responded, ‘Right. But that’s the true cost. For example, Shiller was saying that since 1996.’”]. Even if you believe it, you shouldn’t say that.

Long-term 12

Long-term Banking Short-term Finance 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 14, 2016

an overall grade of D+ for everything from roads and bridges to water systems, ports, public transit, power grids, and schools, estimating that just making critical repairs would cost over $3.5 The NBP cost only $20 million to produce but helped significantly in creating trillions of dollars of new economic value, with trillions more to come.

Wireless 8

Wireless Policies Proposal Banking 8