Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2017

When one of us (Vivek) and his team launched Roivant Sciences in 2014 and began developing treatments for Alzheimer’s disease — they were determined to learn from the pharma industry’s innovation issues and build a more sustainable innovation engine. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the lowest number since 2007.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Incentives Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2017

Total investment (internal and external) in AI reached somewhere in the range of $26 billion to $39 billion in 2016, with external investment tripling since 2013. Resist the temptation to put technology teams solely in charge of AI initiatives.

Survey 10

Survey Execution First-mover Advantage Technology 10

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2016

Yet, in the first quarter of 2016 the company sold only $17 million of Entresto in the U.S. The failure stemmed from resistance in the U.S. What insights will cause an executive — in R&D or Marketing or Finance — to not only change his or her perspective, but to be able to juggle different perspectives?

Planning 8

Planning Competitive Intelligence Pharmaceuticals Brand 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2017

Transformational CEOs Tend to be “Insider Outsiders” The list is topped by companies headed by visionary founders with no prior experience in their industries; Jeff Bezos came from the world of finance, and Reed Hastings from software. ” They Develop a Road Map Before Disruption Takes Hold.

Franchising 14

Franchising CEO Business Model Strategy 14

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

On November 8, 2016, India’s government did something that had no other government had attempted before at the same scale: it decided to remove 86% of the country’s currency notes by value from circulation. Ashima Narula/EyeEm/Getty Images.

Banking 13

Banking Long-term Short-term System 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2017

Second, because it’s centralized, which makes it resistant to change and vulnerable to systems failures and attacks. Blockchain was originally developed as the technology behind cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. The unstoppable force of blockchain technology is barreling down on the infrastructure of modern finance.

Finance 8

Finance IPO Banking Venture Capitalist 8