Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2011

These drivers underpin a number of stories from 2011, but a few new themes came out as well. Coca-Cola was not alone in facing increasing costs in 2011; one of my clients, Kimberly-Clark, took an earnings hit from record pulp prices. Was a year like 2011 possible in a world without climate change? Was a year like 2011 likely ?

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Apparel P&L Long-term 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2018

Over the past few decades, Silicon Valley has been such a powerful engine for entrepreneurship in technology that, all too often, it is considered to be some kind of panacea. We’re now entering a new era of innovation , one that the model doesn’t quite fit, and we will have to develop new approaches to build the future.

Technology 8

Technology Venture Funding Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 22, 2015

business ended 2014 with 39.1 The success Netflix is enjoying was far from certain if you recall the summer of 2011. And consumers could be confident that Netflix, with its recommendations engine, could reliably meet that demand. Making Money with Digital Business Models. Business models Internet'

Business Model 8

Business Model Loyalty Brand Price 8

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

For example, when my book publisher was hit by Hurricane Wilma, (thus my upcoming book was literally blown away), I turned to graphic design where I had received all my training and contacts—but with a much different business model. Similarly, make sure your OWN site has the best key words for the search engines.

Press Release 100

Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2016

Snapchat, an idea conceived in 2011, is now valued around $16 billion, with more than 100 million active users who send an average of over 400 million snaps per day. The strong presence of VCs among unicorns’ shareholders creates enormous pressures to build successful new businesses very quickly, and with an eye to an exit.

Company 8

Company Succession Analysis Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2016

What’s driving companies to relocate near urban universities is the changing role of innovation within the private sector as firms are increasingly relying on external sources to support technology development. In the past, many large companies tended to innovate in isolation. Insight Center. The Global Digital Economy.

Incubator 8

Incubator Supply Chain Real Estate Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2017

In a study of S&P 500 and Global 500 firms, our team found that those leading the most successful transformations, creating new offerings and business models to push into new growth markets, share common characteristics and strategies. How successful has the company been at creating new products, services, and business models?

Franchising 15

Franchising CEO Business Model Strategy 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

student in the engineering school at Johns Hopkins University, I had a business idea. I had taken two excellent courses on microelectronics, and decided that I could build a business around them in my native Nigeria. Most investors liked the business model and the fact that I was educated in Nigeria and knew the market.

Entrepreneur 13

Entrepreneur Exit Strategy Development Real Estate 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.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Supply Chain Real Estate Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

The new game is to think about the business model and strategy for not just the company but the entire ecosystem. In 2011 GE, the company famous for exporting great leaders, imported one when it recruited Bill Ruh from Cisco to lead GE’s push into software and analytics. Think like a large-scale entrepreneur.

Short-term 8

Short-term How To Venture Capitalist CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2011

While Congress is considering the PROTECT IP Act (Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic Creativity and Theft of Intellectual Property Act of 2011), there is a philosophical divide regarding the best way to deal with online piracy. Option #1: Uphold the status quo.

Safe Harbor 11

Safe Harbor Download Content Politics 11

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2013

While the first 787 was originally scheduled to be delivered back in 2008, a string of delays and cost overruns meant that deliveries didn't start until 2011. Unfortunately, things haven't quite worked out as planned. But Boeing is no stranger to subcontracting.

Outsourcing 8

Outsourcing P&L Airlines Price 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2016

More than 40% of the unicorns that went public since 2011 saw their valuation stay flat or dropped. So resolute was Apple’s determination in trading a highly profitable business for an unknown future that Jobs reportedly said, “If you don’t cannibalize yourself, someone else will.”

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Company Metrics 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 29, 2017

What has escaped attention is that the device burst into a sector long insulated from the slightest threat of disruptive innovation. Engineers gave it rave reviews, and investors were lined up. He then maneuvered nerdy engineers to build his sexy devices. The smartphone’s iconic social significance has been duly noted.

Armstrong 8

Armstrong Wireless Succession Licensing 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

They’re more productive , more profitable , more innovative , and they pay better. In 2011, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen declared that “software is eating the world.” This model, where proprietary software pairs with other strengths to form competitive advantage, is only becoming more common.

Software 8

Software Company Competitive Advantage Henderson 8

Rajesh Setty

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Premium member Ajit Narayen, Engineer and Founder at Invention Labs in Chennai, India, was named one of the world’s top 35 innovators by MIT Tech Review for 2011 and was named Innovator of the Year India several months back.

Entrepreneur 54

Entrepreneur Stage-Gate Finance Incubator 54