article thumbnail

Lessons From BIF-7

Mills Scofield

Angela Blanchard @CajunAngela of @NeighborhoodCtr BIF-7 Story & Video. BIF-7 Story & Video ). Whitney Johnson @johnsonwhitney BIF-7 Story & Video. After some introspection, she agreed to head up Clayton Christensen’s venture fund, Rose Park Advisors , to help companies grow. What could you do?

Blanchard 124
article thumbnail

How Singapore Became an Entrepreneurial Hub

Harvard Business Review

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. Singaporeans are not,” critics would respond. “Name a Singapore start-up.

article thumbnail

Europe’s Other Crisis: A Digital Recession

Harvard Business Review

While 44% of EU residents shopped online in 2014, a paltry 15% bought from another member state; barely up by six and a half percentage points since 2010, according to the European Commission’s (EC) “Digital Agenda Scoreboard 2015.” Venture funding for European digital groups in 2014 remained a fifth ($7.75

Crisis 8