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Joint Ventures Reduce the Risk of Major Capital Investments

Harvard Business Review

For example, in 2010, Corelio and Concentra, two European media companies, established Coldset Printing Partners, a joint venture (JV) for their newspaper printing assets. For example, in 2012, Intel, TSMC, and Samsung — three large semiconductor manufacturers based in the U.S., Model 6: Cofunding of a third-party asset.

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How CMOs and CROs Can Be Allies

Harvard Business Review

But the advent of Big Data, sophisticated modeling techniques, and robust algorithms are opening a door to cooperation and opportunities that have never been possible before. The ability to offer financing gave the technology vendor a point of differentiation that helped it beat its revenue projection for the year.

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Crowdfunding’s Big-Bang Moment

Harvard Business Review

But those impressive numbers may be eclipsed by a revolution in venture financing that is only being held back by final government approval: start-ups raising actual investment funds from individuals in exchange for equity or a share of profits. How big a deal is this “democratization” of finance? Last week, the U.S.