Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 26, 2013

Costello founded and led for twelve years the prestigious Kauffman Fellows program, one of the world’s most respected private training programs for venture capitalists. As Amar Bhide writes, 70% of all successful new businesses end up with a strategy different than the one they initially pursued. Different methods, same purpose.

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Venture Capitalist Conference CRM Career 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 10, 2014

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.

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Venture Capitalist Supply Chain Real Estate Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2012

Recently, I had the privilege of moderating a conference of global entrepreneurs and venture capitalists in Mumbai — an event called Founders Forum India. According to Mergermarket, the value of investment activity rose from $111 million in 2010 to $829 million in 2011, while the number of deals doubled from 33 to 66.

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Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Conference Wireless 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 30, 2015

A 2010 poll by The Pew Research Center found that the public had a more positive view of them than any other institution in the country – they beat out both churches and universities, for instance, as well as tech companies. And the success of large companies and growth start-ups often depend on a strong cluster of suppliers.

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Supply Chain Rivkin Venture Capitalist Policies 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2010

Our soon ending year, 2010, has been fascinating. I've also had the chance to experience the world of venture capital investing through the small fund that our team in Singapore manages on behalf of the Singapore government. Entrepreneurs and venture capitalists filled the void in some sectors of the world economy.

Innovation 15

Innovation Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Gilbert 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2017

metros that increased their productivity, average wages, and standard of living from 2010 to 2015, only 11 metros achieved inclusive economic outcomes. Winners get the opportunity to launch their concept at Union Market under the mentorship of successful chefs and restaurateurs. A recent Brookings analysis found that of the 30 U.S.

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Real Estate Development Long-term Short-term 16

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

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. There is a significant opportunity to help reduce the lecture portion of expenses using technology innovations. Are all of these great teachers? What''s next?

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Education Venture Capitalist Business Model Technology 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2013

Raising venture capital isn’t the be all and end all of entrepreneurial success. But for an important subset of the business world — firms in pursuit of explosive growth — raising capital from angel investors or venture capitalists is an early step on a long and uncertain road to success.

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IPO Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Competitive Advantage 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2013

If you ask venture capitalists in Silicon Valley how they measure the success of business entrepreneurs, they would no doubt list off metrics having to do with fast growth: funding raised, people hired, customers acquired, revenue produced. Successful examples of this approach are still rare; most people point to microfinance.

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Venture Capitalist Mentor Microfinance NGO 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Many venture capitalists are limiting their investments to the "demand-side" — aimed at reducing energy use — rather than investing in startups trying to change the way we produce energy. Even if most of their investments fail, a few spectacular successes can "make the fund" for a VC.

Energy 12

Energy Finance IPO Biotechnology 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2014

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. And maybe random chance does explain a lot of Icahn’s success. Wait a while. If necessary, write another letter, or a few tweets.

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Hedge Venture Capitalist Letter Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Silicon Valley venture capitalist, Douglas Leone of Sequoia Capital, told the Economic Times of India in October , “We could not be more thrilled. billion in 2010, predicting it would grow at 20% a year for a decade. Today there appears to a second gold rush to India. ’s branded generic-medicine unit in India for $3.7

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Venture Capitalist Price Marketing Learning-by-Doing 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 10, 2013

For example, it is nearly impossible for scaling ventures in many countries, including Brazil and Denmark, to count on an IPO for a successful exit. This blockage slows down the entire flow of ventures and venture capital, with lack of risk capital and lack of highly scalable ventures each keeping the other below their potential.

Entrepreneur 9

Entrepreneur IPO Incentives Venture Capitalist 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 11

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 11

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Here's why: the innovation revolution spurred by venture capitalists decades ago has created the conditions in which scale allows big companies to shift from shackling innovation to unleashing it. Healthy Heart's first implant occurred in September 2010.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Venture Capitalist Health Care 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2018

From 2010 to 2017, the market cap of GAFAM companies increased by $2.6 Perhaps the most notable exception is the success of Israel’s Yozma (Hebrew for “initiative”), a $100 million venture capital fund that was initially state-owned but is now privately run. And the amounts involved are huge.

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Company Venture Capitalist GDP Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

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.

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Entrepreneur Incubator Venture Capitalist Innovation 8