Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2018

Corporate executives seek to inject “Silicon Valley DNA” into their cultures, and policy makers point to venture-funded entrepreneurship as a solution for all manner of problems. The early success of the model led to a process that was somewhat self-perpetuating. This is a dangerous mindset.

Technology 8

Technology Venture Funding Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 10, 2011

Unfortunately, Microsoft tied its tablet concepts to its Windows operating system and made them merely pen-enabled personal computers, so these products remained a tiny niche of the computing industry. If its ambition was to improve on current products in tiny increments, venture capitalists would ignore them.

Venture Capitalist 12

Venture Capitalist Venture Funding Entrepreneur IPO 12

Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2011

August 2011 HBR. These include forging new business strategies, marketing new products, and developing African growth strategies. In this way, the interns will build practical knowledge while making a significant contribution to the firms' success.

Venture Funding 13

Venture Funding Banking Participative Globalization 13

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2011

In the first quarter of 2011, Groupon posted a net loss of $113.9 The financial results of Groupon's traditional business continue to deteriorate, especially in mature markets, and new ventures such as Groupon Now also have failed to drive profits. The company's product is not more valuable to users as more people adopt the platform.

Christensen 19

Christensen Fixed Costs Metrics Business Model 19

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2014

Warehouse automation systems are big and complicated; if they don’t work, you’re worse off than before since it becomes almost impossible to ship product. BlueArc was venture-funded, but in 2008 VC money was getting hard to find. That helped BlueArc raise another $28 million in VC funds. Its growth had been derailed.

CFO 8

CFO Venture Funding IPO Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2017

And they often lack much of the expertise needed to transform an idea into a viable product. While it’s still early days (we launched this accelerator in early 2016), we believe the accelerator has scored enough successes to prove that the model can work. The product is in pre-clinical trial today. Insight Center.

Health Care 10

Health Care Company Innovation Entrepreneur 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2017

In fact, in 2011 BMW had also founded a corporate venture capital (CVC) unit, called BMW iVentures, but it exclusively invested in service startups. Finally, corporate VCs are unable to pitch the promise of a self-fulfilling prophecy the way successful private VCs can. A New Name and a Unique Brand Identity.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Meyer Innovation Fixed Costs 8