The Horizons Tracker

JULY 13, 2022

University spinouts represent a major source of innovation but a recent report into the sector by the Royal Academy of Engineering Enterprise Hub and Beauhurst suggests all is not as healthy as it might be. been successfully acquired or completed an IPO), compared to 8.4% “10.4% of the UK’s spinouts have exited (i.e.

IPO 106

IPO Pharmaceuticals Engineering Trends 106

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 20, 2014

Staying true to its roots as an engineering-centric company, Google has stood out both for its early skepticism of the value of managers as well as for its novel, often quantitative approaches to management decisions. If you only read one piece, make it this one by David Garvin in 2013 , on how Google sold its engineers on management.

IPO 14

IPO Management Engineering Innovation 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

student in the engineering school at Johns Hopkins University, I had a business idea. is dynamic, and investors know that there are companies interested in buying innovative tech startups. also has a vibrant IPO system to take companies public. A few years ago, while I was a first-year Ph.D. It's something that U.S.

Entrepreneur 14

Entrepreneur Exit Strategy Development Real Estate 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2015

Brian Fitzpatrick joined Google as a senior software engineer in 2005, shortly after the company’s IPO. Their crowning achievement was a service launched in 2011 called Google Takeout, a unified site for exporting user data from multiple services like Gmail and Google Photos.

Strategy 8

Strategy Power Idea Generation Project 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2012

Shortly before Facebook's turbulent IPO, GM announced that it was pulling its $10 million advertising budget from Facebook. We've found Facebook ads to be very effective when strategically combined with engagement, great content and innovative ways of storytelling, rather than treating them as a straight media buy.".

Advertising 15

Advertising Storytelling IPO Automotive 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2012

Shortly before Facebook's turbulent IPO, GM announced that it was pulling its $10 million advertising budget from Facebook. We've found Facebook ads to be very effective when strategically combined with engagement, great content and innovative ways of storytelling, rather than treating them as a straight media buy.".

Advertising 13

Advertising Storytelling IPO Automotive 13