Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2011

Cisco's clever little camcorder collapse provides picture-perfect insight into a pervasive innovation pathology: Ignoring — or disrespecting — the obvious. The company promised back in 2009 to bring out a Wi-Fi Flip in early 2010. Novel subtlety and nuance can be wonderful but my innovation heart belongs to obvious.

Wireless 12

Wireless Management Telecommunications Innovation 12

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 4, 2014

Most pundits agreed on what was wrong — a lack of breakthrough innovation since the passing of founder Steve Jobs. Apple has seemingly served as an anomaly to the theory of disruptive innovation. But the critical asset in that value chain is the viewership data that Nielsen provides, which sets the price for advertising.

Industry 9

Industry Wireless Advertising Content 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2012

Further, we'll see a roll-out of 4G wireless services across the country in 2012. As unit economics enable ever cheaper smart phones (the lowest price in the market is now $65), their penetration will rise. For this reason, one entrepreneur observed, "More companies [in India] die of indigestion than of starvation."

Venture Capitalist 14

Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Conference Wireless 14

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. PM Images/Getty Images. A “game of gigs” had erupted.

Succession 8

Succession Construction Short-term Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 15, 2016

Late in June, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton surprised business leaders by issuing a detailed technology and innovation platform. ” Clinton’s tech and innovation plan is more measured, if noncommittal, about whether she sees the sharing economy as a direct attack on unions and labor regulators.

Planning 8

Planning Innovation Review Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Like Silicon Valley, Singapore has strong research institutions and limited enforcement of noncompete clauses, a condition that academics now suggest can be a major driver of innovation. Like Israel, Singapore is small, with limited natural resources, which means economic growth requires innovative macroeconomic approaches.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Incubator Venture Capitalist Innovation 8