Harvard Business Review

JUNE 26, 2012

Success sells. I talked recently with David Galenson , an economist at the University of Chicago who began studying prices at art auctions — an exploration that drove him to understand the nature of creativity over the course of one's career. Her focus was singular, and she attained professional success almost immediately.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2017

Gimmy’s task was clear but highly demanding: to reimagine the way BMW innovates. To fill the void and build such a new BMW startup unit, Gimmy partnered with an experienced innovation manager from BMW, Matthias Meyer. Gregor and BMW faced a crucial question: “How can the BMW Group, as a company, co-innovate with startups?”

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2012

As part of the research for a book I'm co-authoring — Heart, Smarts, Guts, and Luck , due out in August from HBR Press — my colleagues and I interviewed and surveyed hundreds of successful entrepreneurs around the globe to better understand what it takes to be an entrepreneur and build a really great business.

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Planning Mintzberg IPO Entrepreneur 20

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 7, 2013

Had the owners of those assets reacted immediately with a free or deeply discounted version of their encyclopedia (in digital form) to the segments adopting the digital versions, they may have been able to buy time for a successful transition to a new business model. Of course not. Competition Disruptive innovation'

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Rajesh Setty

DECEMBER 4, 2008

A pitch (exaggerated, of course) may look like this. Co-branding , of course is an out-of-the-box feature. Of course with the right partner and a healthy pre-money valuation , we will consider a series A investment with a combination of Venture debt. We are currently in closed alpha and will go into a private beta soon.

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Blue Ocean Strategy CPM Licensing Open-book 30

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

I had taken two excellent courses on microelectronics, and decided that I could build a business around them in my native Nigeria. Success brought partnerships with U.S. is dynamic, and investors know that there are companies interested in buying innovative tech startups. also has a vibrant IPO system to take companies public.

Entrepreneur 13

Entrepreneur Exit Strategy Development Real Estate 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2013

The problem with the effort, of course, was that building both the necessary African infrastructure and the logistics network needed to transport the non-indigenous crops was going to be a very expensive proposition indeed. That has resulted in some misconceptions that can be counterproductive in the quest for innovation.

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Company Ries Maturity Innovation 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2012

Most of the big successes followed this pattern. The innovations that made these companies worth billions of dollars could be classified as computer hardware and software infrastructure. A new competency started to appear in the DNA of this generations successful founding teams: Design. No 20,000 tech jobs. Design thinking.

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Venture Capitalist Software Entrepreneur Engineering 17

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2012

Most of the big successes followed this pattern. The innovations that made these companies worth billions of dollars could be classified as computer hardware and software infrastructure. A new competency started to appear in the DNA of this generations successful founding teams: Design. No 20,000 tech jobs. Design thinking.

Venture Capitalist 17

Venture Capitalist Software Entrepreneur Engineering 17

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 10, 2013

Of course, no one likes to pay taxes, but the Danes don''t complain as much as you might expect in part because they receive a high quantity and quality of public services for their taxes. For example, it is nearly impossible for scaling ventures in many countries, including Brazil and Denmark, to count on an IPO for a successful exit.

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Entrepreneur IPO Incentives Venture Capitalist 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2011

This is not a strictly either-or choice, of course. As I said in my original post, the great sweep of business and innovation has increased the power of the individual and the small team over the lumbering her. Now, I'm excited by the rise of Facebook, the IPO of LinkedIn, and all the latest successes from the startup world.

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IPO Engineering Taylorism Taylor 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 21, 2012

The Facebook IPO has ignited a predictable frenzy. I've written for a long time about the need for companies to create a complete "consumption chain" in order for their products or services to be successful. And of course, if the advertising on Facebook is truly engaging and interesting, why would an advertiser pay them to feature it?

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Media Advertising Niche Marketing Business Model 14

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2014

Booming public equities and a recovered IPO market generated record portfolio company exits and distributions from VC funds. There are, of course, individual firms that succeed in generating venture rates of return. The VC industry has failed to innovate. 2013 had all the signs of being a comeback year for venture capital.

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Venture Capitalist Asset Management Rate of Return Industry 17

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

Innovation is widely regarded as important to long-term business performance. So, to achieve higher performance, should company boards and investors choose CEOs with the expertise that would better qualify them to lead innovation? Of course, there are other possible explanations for this.

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CEO Innovation Pharmaceuticals Merchandising 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2016

Your business is a success, but you feel like a failure. Founded in 1966, Norwegian quickly became an innovator in its field as the first company to offer round-trip cruises that nearly anybody could afford. An innovator? By thinking like a founder and acting quickly, you can steer your company back on course.

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Company IPO Price Loyalty 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2014

As I pointed out in my earlier post , the only funds that Apple ever raised on the public stock market was $97 million (about $274 million in today’s dollars) at its IPO in 1980. I agree and ask you to consider what public shareholders and stock buybacks have to do with innovation at Apple. Social innovation. Social investment.

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Innovation EPS Incentives Supply Chain 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 12, 2014

It should come as no surprise, however, that as any innovative idea spreads, so do the misconceptions and mythology. For corporations, innovation, product acquisition, talent retention, and supply change development may be the benefits. In Israel there were three or four investors involved in many of the early successes.

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Entrepreneur Incubator Bureaucracy Banking 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Frequently cited as one of the world’s most vibrant innovation hubs, Israel boasts more startups per capita than any other country in the world. ” Senor and Singer also cite immigration policy and a culture that tolerates risk-taking and failure as contributing to Israel’s startup success. That’s the good news.

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Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Marketing IPO 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2015

This approach is successful for some ventures — mostly for software-related companies with modest initial operating expenses. There’s nothing wrong with being in love with tech; we’ve all been there, because new technology enables innovative ventures. Innovation &amp Entrepreneurship Book. Add to Cart.

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Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur IPO Wireless 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

Like Silicon Valley, Singapore has strong research institutions and limited enforcement of noncompete clauses, a condition that academics now suggest can be a major driver of innovation. Like Israel, Singapore is small, with limited natural resources, which means economic growth requires innovative macroeconomic approaches.

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Entrepreneur Incubator Venture Capitalist Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2013

A generation ago, incumbents that struggled to respond to disruptive innovations had an excuse. Sifting through this work highlights three seminal moments in any disruptive innovation's development: Conception. In 2012 a number of disruptive innovations came of age. 3-D printing. The Internet of Things.

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