Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2012

Venture capitalists are close behind. Develop an inclusive vision of high growth entrepreneurship. Boston's Mayor Menino and his staff developed and have repeated hundreds of times the mantra of the Innovation District: "Live, work, play." Best processes are more important than best practices. Invest time, not money.

Innovation 15

Innovation Real Estate Entrepreneur Venture Capitalist 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Since 1980, we''ve seen a 400% increase in the cost of higher education, after adjustment for inflation — a higher cost escalation than any other industry, even health care. The good news, according to the article, is that 80% of respondents surveyed would accept MOOC-like education for their internal employee development.

Education 10

Education Venture Capitalist Business Model Technology 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2015

They’d bonded over their Miami roots and their desire to make a difference in the world, and soon they began developing Helena’s idea into a fully fledged organization. Successful UEs would be expected to become the next generation of local angel investors and venture capitalists.

Case Study 8

Case Study Incubator Marketing Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Here's why: the innovation revolution spurred by venture capitalists decades ago has created the conditions in which scale allows big companies to shift from shackling innovation to unleashing it. The effort also positions Medtronic to dramatically expand in those markets as it develops new technologies that lower costs. (

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Venture Capitalist Health Care 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Other organizations develop sophisticated models. The Congressional Budget office uses an economic model that includes income, unemployment, and health statistics to estimate the costs of changes to health care laws. Some of those models are structural and meant to capture reality. Here’s one example.

Construction 12

Construction Venture Capitalist Price Guidelines 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2010

That's enough to participate in other productivity or life-enhancing investments, like a well, or a roof, or health care. So Acumen finds entrepreneurs on site in the developing world, funds them, teaches them and pushes them to build really big organizations. That's a surplus of $700 a year. It puts the edge much further away.

Marketing 14

Marketing Mass Marketing Early Adopters Venture Capitalist 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2018

But as the digital revolution continues to spark widespread disruption in other industries — automotive, financial services, health care, and retail — who will win? Will Other Nations Develop Local Champions and Innovation Hubs? Many have tried but few have succeeded in developing substantial innovation hubs.

Company 8

Company Venture Capitalist GDP Retail 8