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A Quiet Revolution in Clean-Energy Finance

Harvard Business Review

Even if most of their investments fail, a few spectacular successes can "make the fund" for a VC. If the IPO window remains open in spite of Solyndra's public failings, we anticipate that a broader set of clean energy startups will achieve successful exits.

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Diverse Boards Are More Innovative

The Horizons Tracker

We looked at outcomes and found radical innovation when directors had more diverse experience, helping to guide firms toward more cutting-edge exploration and success,” the researchers explain. Similarly, other companies may include board members who bring their expertise from areas like computer science and political science.

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Taxpayers Helped Apple, but Apple Won't Help Them

Harvard Business Review

It also received its early stage finance from the U.S. Hence, one secret to Silicon Valley's success has been its active and visible hand, in stark contrast to the Ayn Rand/Adam Smith folklore often bandied about. government is often portrayed as providing a safeguard against market failure. government-funded investments.

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The Importance Of Location For Startups

The Horizons Tracker

Location has always been vital for startups, both in terms of providing ready access to human capital to help develop the startup’s proposition, but also to provide ready access to a local market to help develop momentum. Instead, they found that agglomeration was often more important than having a strong network to tap into.

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Get Your Passion Project Moving Without Quitting Your Day Job

Harvard Business Review

Or pay a freelance consultant to do market research? Clark recommends listing the “concrete skills you need to develop in order to be successful at pursuing your passion full-time.” They “carved out time on nights and weekends” to do research and market analysis. Patch weak spots.