Terry Starbucker

AUGUST 29, 2010

And change it did, because the new CEO had a vision that went beyond product, and costs, and overhead, and costs of capital. It was about passion. And about people who have it. Thirteen years later, the stock price is now above $240, and it has a market cap bigger than Microsoft. That company is Apple.

Technology 282

Technology Price Video Cost of Capital 282

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2015

Three years after the 2011 hack that compromised payment data of millions of Sony gaming users, Sony had to deal with a massive data breach targeting its pictures industry. The personal data of producers, actors, and current and former employees dating back to 2000 was compromised.

Price 8

Price Long-term Banking Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 21, 2016

These unpriced natural capital costs are generally internalized until events like floods or droughts cause disruption to production processes or commodity price fluctuation. For example, Bunge, an agribusiness firm, reported a $56 million quarterly loss in its sugar and bioenergy segments due to drought in 2010.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Price Loyalty Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2017

When Caesars Entertainment, a gaming company, reorganized operations in 2011, the senior team not only developed a database on the performance and the potential of the company’s top 2,000 managers but also analyzed the ability of the top 150 to take on new and different jobs. Invest human capital just like you invest financial capital.

Human Capital 15

Human Capital Management Company ROCE 15

Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 9, 2011

The logic of NPV is to project cash flows into the future and then discount those flows back into today’s dollars at a given cost of capital. Copyright 2011. Copyright 2007-2011 by StrategyDriven, Inc. Net present value [NPV] is a case in point. It’s much more common than it used to be. Be prepared. Columbia University.

Innovation 50

Innovation NPV Business Model Constraint 50