Strategy Driven

JULY 13, 2011

Value: The Four Cornerstones of Corporate Finance by Tim Koller. While you can find numerous books focused on the topic of corporate finance, few offer the type of information managers need to help them make important decisions day in and day out. Discusses the four foundational principles of corporate finance.

ROIC 62

ROIC Balanced Scorecard Metrics McKinsey 62

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2011

In the first quarter of 2011, Groupon posted a net loss of $113.9 Finally, reaching profitability quickly ensures that when outside financing dries up, the venture can succeed on its own. Now, the venture capital markets cannot supply more capital and the company must depend on the IPO market to finance its money-losing operations.

Christensen 19

Christensen Fixed Costs Metrics Venture Funding 19

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

content (news, finance, weather) into two Chinese languages, and directory access to 20,000 web sites, an approach that the company had adopted elsewhere. The previous year the company had generated more than $4 billion in gross merchandise sales through its platform, yielding about $50 million in revenue.

Chief Financial Officer 10

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 10