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What BMW’s Corporate VC Offers That Regular Investors Can’t

Harvard Business Review

From 2012 to 2015, the number of global corporate venture capital deals almost doubled, and their investments quadrupled, to $29.1 Among the 30 top companies in seven of the largest industries, almost half had a VC-fueled accelerator in 2015, up from just 2% in 2010.

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How U.S. Businesses Can Succeed in India in 2015

Harvard Business Review

Silicon Valley venture capitalist, Douglas Leone of Sequoia Capital, told the Economic Times of India in October , “We could not be more thrilled. America’s largest insurer, Allstate, announced plans to invest $1 billion in its India operations. billion in 2010, predicting it would grow at 20% a year for a decade.

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How the Market Ruined Twitter

Harvard Business Review

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.

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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. This expansion isn't just domestic.

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Should Higher Education Be Free?

Harvard Business Review

According to the American Institute of Physics (PDF) , as of 2010, there are about 9,400 physics teachers teaching undergraduates every September in the United States. But when it comes to core classes which don''t require labs or much in-person faculty interaction, does the current model justify the value-price equation?

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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. In the wake of rising housing prices, cities must provide housing that allows all workers to live relatively close to their jobs. A recent Brookings analysis found that of the 30 U.S.

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Could a Four-Year-Old Do What Carl Icahn Does?

Harvard Business Review

Venture capitalist Mark Andreessen, a target of Icahn’s attacks as a board member at eBay, recently likened the 78-year-old to a six-year-old. In 2010 it was $900 million — seventh place. He just argues that the CEOs and boards are for various reasons unwilling to take basic, obvious steps to raise share prices.

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