Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2016

What makes a venture capital investment successful? The study found several correlates with success — some reassuring, some surprising. The data also shows that younger founders and founders with prestigious educational backgrounds or prior experience in large technology companies tend to be more successful.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

More recently, it has gained attention as a way to finance new ventures, through what is known as an Initial Coin Offering (ICO). Less noticed, though, is ICOs appear almost antithetical to the standard approach to financing a risky venture. In fact, ICOs have upended the conventional pattern of staged experimentation and fundraising.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 9, 2016

Many governments have been focused on both making themselves more efficient through digital technology (such as making it easier to renew passports through online portals) and making their countries more attractive to digital technology companies (by reducing the cost of doing business within their borders). in 2011 to 2.9%

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 14, 2015

Developing and deploying new technology requires building a supportive ecosystem surrounding it. The Open Automotive Alliance started in January 2014 with Google and General Motors as founding members; other technology companies and auto competitors soon joined. This model produced a big success in Miami.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2017

billion in 2014 to help it make the leap from a traditional advertising company to a digital one. Doing digital M&A right means upending the way most companies approach financing, due diligence, and merger integration. Let’s start with financing the deal. Sponsored by DXC Technology. Insight Center.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

We’ve found that CEOs of big pharmaceutical companies, for example, are more likely to have a background as company lawyers, salespeople, or finance managers, than one in medicine or pharmaceutical R&D. The data captured a 20-year period, from 1995 to 2014. This work builds on earlier research into CEO qualifications.).

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2013

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.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2014

It happens every time there’s a big announcement about a national or regional innovation policy that will lead us into the future: We are presented with schemes to strengthen intellectual property rights, enlarge the pool of risk financing, and upgrade the universities while pushing them to collaborate more with industry.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

Those conditions elevated the work of the finance function to the point that, today, the CFO helps to set the course of business, advancing an organization’s growth and improving its competitive position by identifying and resolving key financial constraints. Success demands a far more diverse set of experiences and skills.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Meanwhile the Institute of International Finance forecasted net capital flows for emerging markets in 2015 would be negative for the first time since 1988. And in 2014, Pfizer, the U.S. Imports among the world’s 20 largest economies have fallen as a share of their gross domestic product for four consecutive years.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2015

And a recently released report suggests that Europe’s digital divide problem extends way beyond the Atlantic; Europe is a distant third behind North America and Asia for $100 million plus financing for VC backed companies. Venture funding for European digital groups in 2014 remained a fifth ($7.75 billion in 2014.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Another reason is that investors are myopically infatuated with snazzy technology. In 2014 we described what Western investors want from African entrepreneurs. Where supply of basic inputs is thin, controlling land and other factors of production is a pathway to success. Factors of Production.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Even before announcing his new cabinet, Mnangagwa installed a key reformist, Patrick Chinamasa, as acting finance minister, tasked with tackling corruption and re-engaging with international institutions to unlock funds to ease liquidity shortages. Mnangagwa’s first actions in office underscore how important he views economic recovery.

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Banking First-mover Advantage Politics Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2015

“Technology is advancing at an unprecedented pace and this milestone allows federal regulations and the use of our national airspace to evolve to safely accommodate innovation,” Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx said in a press release that accompanied the announcement. In Washington, business as usual.

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Transportation Proposal Technology Press Release 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 9, 2014

The 2014 survey polled approximately 1,600 executives and managers from over 40 countries and across a range of industries. However, our experience has been that [when a product fails] it’s not a technology problem or a pure R&D problem — it is really around marketing, customer segments, and of course pricing.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2015

Technology has forced music artists to completely rethink the way they approach their businesses. The most successful artists in this new landscape have begun to look at new business models and new industries to strengthen their existing brands. Over the course of a year, we built strong case studies in fashion, design, and technology.

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Business Model Merchandising Restructuring Fashion 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Roughly 80% of individuals and families who bought their health insurance through an SBM or FFM in 2014 received a tax credit to defray the cost of premiums and out-of-pocket expenses. By January 1, 2015, all state-based marketplaces were expected to replace federal funding with state-level financing. Technological challenges.

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Insurance Health Care Cost Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2014

They built 75 of version 6 in January 2014 and response so far has been positive. But as Kevin Nolan, vice president of technology, said, “With FastWorks we’re learning that speed is our competitive advantage. Vic Roos, Lead Purchasing Program Manager, explained, “We let a finance guy in the room. and compete successfully.

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Ries Waterman Finance Learning-by-Doing 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Although a lot of attention has been given to the idea that millennials in particular will prioritize a sense of purpose and meaning over raw earning power, the numbers are still pretty tough to ignore: looking at where graduates actually want to go, the biggest sectors for top graduates are still technology and finance.

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Budgeting Report Skills Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2015

Pharmaceutical companies, buffeted by regulatory changes, new drug technologies that alter entry barriers and competition, price pressures, and an estimated 300,000 job cuts since 2000, seem to fit the popular narrative of large organizations unable to deal with disruptive forces. Integration is key. It’s not just products.

Health Care 8

Health Care Venture Capitalist Strategic Fit Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2017

But when you look more deeply into whether those organizations are truly redefining what they are and what they do, stories of successful change efforts are exceptionally rare. How successful has the company been at creating new products, services, and business models?

Franchising 15

Franchising CEO Business Model Strategy 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 14, 2015

The rate of technological innovation, data analysis, and interconnectivity are pioneering new business models, security breakthroughs, and consumer convenience at a dizzying pace. Unsurprisingly, a 2014 research report by the Federal Reserve shows that when given a choice, 69% of U.S. This method, however, is no longer sustainable.

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System Industry Report Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2013

But here’s what is most surprising to many about the marijuana industry: It’s filled with straight-laced people who built careers – and started successful companies – in other fields. Professionals from the banking, finance, investing, and accounting worlds. And more are joining every day.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

companies in 2014 and show no signs of letting up in 2015. Among their trophies in 2014 was a complete housecleaning at Darden Restaurants, the largest operator of full-service restaurants in the U.S. Dupont did not give in to Nelson Pelz’s demands, but it did make big changes in its board.

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Airlines CEO Automotive Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2016

We find that over the last decade, global flows of goods, services, finance, people, and data have contributed at least 10% of world GDP, adding $7.8 trillion in 2014 alone. But now digital technologies allow companies to globalize in a leaner and less capital-intensive way.

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Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Given that we’re in the business of clean cooking, we hypothesized that we’d be successful by selling our stoves through these shops. As a crowd-pleaser, the promotion was a success, drumming up customer excitement; as a sales conversion, it fell short. Launch day was a wild success. Here’s the thing.

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Marketing Microfinance Retail Development 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Over the last decade, most companies’ digital agendas have focused largely on technology — moving to cloud-based software, modernizing IT infrastructures, adding digital channels, and digitizing business processes. This is a break from the traditional paths of finance, sales, and operations to the top spot.

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CEO Marketing Span of Control Sports 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 19, 2014

Unfortunately, both questions frame the debate as if America’s jobs and income will automatically rebound, regardless of our interdependence on a global economy and the increasingly fast pace of technological change. And who creates more value than entrepreneurs? Understanding value creation doesn’t start on day one of college.

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Education Long-term Learning-by-Doing Mentor 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 15, 2016

Partly a byproduct of user-centered approaches and do-it-yourself ingenuity, this emerging wave of intrapreneurship is due to a rising generation of managers who have been empowered by accessible technology and mobilized by social media. Being a successful corporate hacker thus requires an enormous amount of energy and persuasiveness.

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Bureaucracy Innovation Brand Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2016

Compared to professions like engineering or business disciplines like Finance or Operations, the concept of a dedicated salesperson is relatively recent. Now, however, students’ college and pre-MBA experience is more likely to be in a finance area or perhaps in coding. Take, for example, the impact of online technology.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2017

Yet progress within organizations has been slow – there is still a lack of women and minorities in leadership positions, and certain industries like tech and finance are lacking diversity at all levels. The companies reviewed here are some of the most successful in the world. And many diversity programs fail.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

And then we found Alibaba — and it found us — and that connection led to the partnership that ultimately proved to be remarkably successful. This success was built on what we learned from our prior efforts, as well as a resolve to take new risks to do what was necessary to succeed.

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Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

A newer generation of app developers – the so-called “middle class” of independent app creators and companies – is finding success by better catering to customers’ demand for choice and variety, even as they bump up against challenges like app discovery and advertising.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2016

sanctions are delaying these projects being financed. more competition to reduce consumer prices, sharing international best practices, technology transfer, public-private partnerships) needed to boost the economy’s health. However, remaining U.S. financial system for bank transactions related to Iran.

Tourism 8

Tourism Banking Due Diligence Hotels 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2015

But before they could go back up to the buffet, they had to stop and celebrate success. Give yourself credit for what you did get done, because over time, each trip back up to the buffet digs the roots of personal and professional success a little bit deeper. Each week the participants started the process again.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2014

I know that finance professors at business schools throughout the nation teach MBAs and executives that, for the sake of economic efficiency, a company should “maximize shareholder value.” of Apple’s buybacks reported thus far for fiscal 2014. I disagree with this priority. That’s just 2.1% Social innovation.

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Innovation EPS Incentives Supply Chain 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2017

To understand the transformation that’s being brought about by blockchain technology, it’s useful to start with its largest implementation to date: bitcoin. In the fall of 2014 my colleague Catherine Tucker and I conducted a large-scale experiment at MIT, in which 4,494 undergraduate students were offered access to bitcoin.

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