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 11

Energy Finance IPO Biotechnology 11

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2013

But the reality for entrepreneurs outside of the established startup meccas is a difficult one: if you start a technology business somewhere other than the San Francisco Bay area, New York, or Boston, you’re stacking the deck against yourself. Raising venture capital isn’t the be all and end all of entrepreneurial success.

IPO 9

IPO Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Competitive Advantage 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2017

This meant that the company was leaving out huge innovation potential — thousands of startups with billions of funding — that could help BMW innovate anything from core vehicle technology (batteries, sensors, artificial intelligence software) to manufacturing innovations (internet of things, cybersecurity, robotics).

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Meyer Innovation Fixed Costs 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2013

In 2010, one of us was sitting in a room at the Harvard Business School with Eric Ries and a number of budding entrepreneurs. Investors are involved for the long haul, understanding that startup managers will have to experiment and fail along the way to a successful IPO. What about a novel technology partnership?

Company 9

Company Ries Maturity Innovation 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

And then we found Alibaba — and it found us — and that connection led to the partnership that ultimately proved to be remarkably successful. This success was built on what we learned from our prior efforts, as well as a resolve to take new risks to do what was necessary to succeed. A 2010 Harvard Business School case by Julie M.

Chief Financial Officer 10

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 10

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

If you had asked Singaporeans in 2010 to identify a successful local start-up, they might have paused for a few minutes before mentioning Creative Labs. With the cautionary notes in mind, I arrived in Singapore in March 2010. Some successful Singaporean entrepreneurs are beginning to invest in the next generation of start-ups.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Incubator Venture Capitalist Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2014

Alibaba, the Chinese internet titan that filed for an IPO in the U.S. last week, could be the largest tech IPO in history. With its success, Alibaba and its founder Jack Ma are making the case for a strategy approach that has fallen out of favor in the U.S. But Alibaba doesn’t look much like Facebook, Google, or even Amazon.

IPO 12

IPO Welch Strategy Long-term 12