Remove 2010 Remove Marketing Remove Retail Remove Venture Capitalist
article thumbnail

What Inclusive Urban Development Can Look Like

Harvard Business Review

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. The Union Market challenge. This needs to change.

article thumbnail

India's Exploding Digital Economy

Harvard Business Review

Recently, I had the privilege of moderating a conference of global entrepreneurs and venture capitalists in Mumbai — an event called Founders Forum India. As unit economics enable ever cheaper smart phones (the lowest price in the market is now $65), their penetration will rise. billion e-commerce sector, says Avendus).

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Entrepreneurship Always Leads to Inequality

Harvard Business Review

Deservedly vaunted venture capitalist Tom Perkins’ callous, arrogant and elitist recent comments should not serve as an expedient excuse to overlook an important “dirty little secret” about entrepreneurship, the acknowledged engine of economic growth: successful entrepreneurship always exacerbates local inequality , at least in the short run.

article thumbnail

Enabling the Natural Act of Entrepreneurship

Harvard Business Review

I met Slovenian entrepreneur, Sandi Cesko, in 2007 when his Ljubljana -based multi-channel retail operation, Studio Moderna , had about $70 million in sales. Having startup policies without taking care of access to IPO markets is like having a fast new ramp onto a pot-holed dirt road. Even better. Convene, celebrate, catalyze.

article thumbnail

18 of the Top 20 Tech Companies Are in the Western U.S. and Eastern China. Can Anywhere Else Catch Up?

Harvard Business Review

These gold coasts are home to nine of the top 10, and 18 of the top 20, internet companies, as measured by market capitalization. But as the digital revolution continues to spark widespread disruption in other industries — automotive, financial services, health care, and retail — who will win? trillion.

article thumbnail

How Singapore Became an Entrepreneurial Hub

Harvard Business Review

based venture capitalists about my plans to move my family out to Singapore to oversee Innosight’s nascent investment and incubation arm. Since I had never done venture investing before, I was trying to get advice from as many people as I could. With the cautionary notes in mind, I arrived in Singapore in March 2010.