The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 28, 2022

Famous research from Stanford’s Nicholas Bloom illustrates the difficulties we face in keeping the wheels of innovation turning. Bloom illustrates that while we’re spending more on research and innovation than ever before, we’re getting diminishing returns for that investment. Engines of creation.

Entrepreneur 94

Entrepreneur Venture Capitalist Mass Marketing Globalization 94

Skip Prichard

JUNE 24, 2021

agile development, DevOps) and modern technology practices (e.g., Curating an ecosystem (including customers, peers, venture capitalists, executive recruiters, and strategic vendor partners) to be source of insight and inspiration is the fastest path to broader innovation. cloud, microservices, APIs, and the like).

Company 100

Company How To Core Competence Venture Capitalist 100

Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 4, 2010

Consider it a great personal development opportunity and an economical way to provide leadership training in your organization (or to supplement the leadership development activities you already have in place). This is an opportunity to learn from top experts at no cost. Over recent years Adults learn from a variety of sources.

Venture Capitalist 157

Venture Capitalist Leadership Workshop Mentor 157

The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Entrepreneurship has seldom been sexier, with the press overwhelmed with stories of technological disruption and the tremendous changes emerging across society as a result of the bold and courageous innovators that are bucking the norm. This is a problem across the developed world, and is far from confined to the United States.

Venture Capitalist 52

Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Incubator GDP 52

Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 8, 2010

Consulting Speaking Training Products KevinEikenberry.com About Blog Home Blogs I Like Leadership Learning Subscribe Do You Have a Balanced Reading (and Learning) Diet? Reading a variety is fundamental to being a well rounded individual. I currently read one book a week and scan hundreds of articles and tens of journals each month.

Venture Capitalist 187

Venture Capitalist Competitive Advantage Workshop Blog 187

Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2012

In traditional investing philosophy, the most innovative firms are potentially the most profitable. So, from business books to business schools and corporate boards, everyone is talking about innovation. Even in developed markets like Western Europe and the U.S., But, copying others is a reality of doing business.

Innovation 15

Innovation Incubator Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2017

metros that increased their productivity, average wages, and standard of living from 2010 to 2015, only 11 metros achieved inclusive economic outcomes. One of us is an urban theorist, the other a community-focused real estate developer. A recent Brookings analysis found that of the 30 U.S. This needs to change.

Real Estate 13

Real Estate Development Long-term Short-term 13

Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2015

The fear of getting Netflix-ed or Uber-ized is spurring big companies to dial up their investment in innovation. But as investment increases, many companies are struggling with a challenging question: how do you know whether your chosen innovation strategy is actually bearing fruit? Number of projects in the innovation pipeline.

Metrics 8

Metrics Innovation Company Stage-Gate 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 17, 2017

When venture capitalists (VCs) evaluate investment proposals, the language they use to describe the entrepreneurs who write them plays an important but often hidden role in shaping who is awarded funding and why. All told, we observed closed-room, face-to-face discussions leading final funding decisions for 125 venture applications.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Finance Influence 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2013

One of the most common complaints senior executives have about disruptive innovation is its seemingly snail-like pace. How is it, they wonder, that it takes us forever to pursue ideas that promise to create new markets when the world seems to be innovating at a dizzying pace? Innovation' What do you still not know?"

Innovation 11

Innovation Venture Capitalist Uncertainty Strategic Planning 11

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2012

It also called on investors to work to better align investor and venture capitalist incentives. Within Innosight, where I lead venture investing, the report led to an invigorating debate about the industry. A related possibility is that a majority of venture capitalists use flawed theories of startup success.

Venture Capitalist 15

Venture Capitalist Christensen Incubator Porter 15

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?”

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Meyer Innovation Fixed Costs 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Because I teach a course on Product Management at Harvard Business School, I am routinely asked “what is the role of a Product Manager?” ” The role of a Product Manager (PM) is often referred to as the “CEO of the Product.” Aron Vellekoop Len/Getty Images. Core Competencies.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Core Competence Management 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 17, 2013

Innovation is always infectious. But our recent research has taught us a lot about how management innovations can travel — in this case, from Silicon Valley tech sector companies known for their experimentation and agility in information technology (IT) management to the much older Bay Area companies who are their neighbors.

Innovation 8

Innovation CIO Agility Venture Capitalist 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 7, 2012

It also called on investors to work to better align investor and venture capitalist incentives. Within Innosight, where I lead venture investing, the report led to an invigorating debate about the industry. A related possibility is that a majority of venture capitalists use flawed theories of startup success.

Venture Capitalist 12

Venture Capitalist Christensen Incubator Porter 12

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

At the same time, the federal and state governments understand that their budgets can't muster all the ideas, products and services that are needed to solve the problems facing us. Big opportunities exist for organizations challenge existing beliefs, to innovate, and to leverage to create value through new products and services.

Innovation 15

Innovation Succession Porter Venture Capitalist 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

As the Internet of Things (IoT) spreads, the implications for business model innovation are huge. In traditional product companies, creating value meant identifying enduring customer needs and manufacturing well-engineered solutions. But in a connected world, products are no longer one-and-done.

Business Model 14

Business Model Venture Capitalist Disruptive Innovation Porter 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

And yet when companies suddenly decide to “get more innovative,” starting hackathons, idea competitions, and accelerator programs, they typically forget to address all those things that kill perfectly good ideas after they hatch. Here are six ways to change that. Start with a survey.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Company Due Diligence Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2014

How much does your company need to invest in innovation? To get everyone to agree on a realistic goal, we suggest picking a year far enough in the future that people feel safe discussing what needs to happen by that time but not so far away that uncertainty about technological or market developments would render a discussion meaningless.

Innovation 9

Innovation Company Venture Capitalist Business Model 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2012

Many venture capitalists are up in the arms because their returns are down, their funds are drying up, and there appear to be a declining number of entrepreneurs pursuing big ideas. Unfortunately, venture capitalists have mixed up their causality. Have all the innovative ideas already been done? What gives?

Venture Capitalist 17

Venture Capitalist Software Entrepreneur Engineering 17

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2012

Many venture capitalists are up in the arms because their returns are down, their funds are drying up, and there appear to be a declining number of entrepreneurs pursuing big ideas. Unfortunately, venture capitalists have mixed up their causality. Have all the innovative ideas already been done? What gives?

Venture Capitalist 17

Venture Capitalist Software Entrepreneur Engineering 17

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2018

Corporate executives seek to inject “Silicon Valley DNA” into their cultures, and policy makers point to venture-funded entrepreneurship as a solution for all manner of problems. In the Bay Area, however, small venture capitalists, many of whom were ex-engineers themselves, invested in entrepreneurs.

Technology 8

Technology Venture Funding Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Venture capitalists are increasingly interested in emerging markets, and in working with local funds based in those markets (despite the fact that reverse innovation in venture capital seems counterintuitive). Many current therapeutic innovations require iterative feedback from the clinic to the lab and back again.

Marketing 15

Marketing Venture Capitalist Biotechnology IPO 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2016

The private sector spends three times that , mostly on translational research intended to transform basic discoveries into new products. There is a wide chasm that separates an initial discovery and a viable product idea. Innovating the Innovation Process. Yet the Valley of Death still remains. Killing Ideas Faster.

Technology 8

Technology Venture Capitalist Supply Chain Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2012

As I found, the key question an entrepreneur wishing to launch a new periodical must ask is: Why would a hawker want to lock up his scarce capital in my product? That's true of TV and film as well as other consumer products. Elsewhere in the country, vendors have even less cash to spare.

Venture Capitalist 14

Venture Capitalist Early Adopters Entrepreneur Magazine 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 9, 2013

A new wave of entrepreneurs have created innovations that address pressing human needs: a hand-powered solar lamp that reduces a family's dependence on dangerously flammable oil for adequate light; a network of neighborhood-based grocery stores that sell fresh produce; a low-cost infant warmer for vulnerable babies in developing countries.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Business Model Human Needs 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2015

Change and innovation are choices, not givens, in any organization, and there are managerial levers for making these selections wisely. Within EB, Merck first created a Global Health Innovation Fund and then a Healthcare Services and Solution unit to identify, develop, and operate nascent opportunities that fit that thesis.

Health Care 8

Health Care Venture Capitalist Strategic Fit Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

But these new services have yet to grow fast enough to supplant the profit declines in the company’s eroding legacy products. Develop a portfolio of capabilities with different risk/return profiles. Smart venture capitalists invest in a portfolio of startups with different risk profiles and timeframes for returns.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Short-term ROI Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 13, 2018

There’s an unassuming restaurant in Dallas called Chop House Burger , home to handspun milkshakes, truffle parmesan french fries, and six innovative burgers. And stitched into its origin story is a clue to why some products (and businesses) succeed in the market while most wither and die. People don’t buy products.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Due Diligence Entrepreneur Industry 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

When it comes to consumer-facing service industries like e-commerce, media, and ride- or apartment-sharing, it’s not new to suggest that “software is eating the world,” to use the phrase of venture capitalist Marc Andreessen. ” The rise of hardware startups still has the feel of an insurgency.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Contract Manufacturing Incubator Venture Capitalist 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 28, 2013

The societal factors that have made America strong in the past continue today: its diversity, thirst for innovation, entrepreneurship, and institutional support for risk taking. Banks are now adequately capitalized and are beginning to lend, and venture capitalists are as hungry as ever. Keep the pressure on productivity.

Budgeting 8

Budgeting Market Segmentation Venture Capitalist Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2013

Many of the revolutionary technologies that make the iPhone and other products and services "smart" were funded by the U.S. Venture capitalists entered only after government funding had gotten the company to the critical proof of concept. Over the years. taxpayers have been very good to Apple. government. government agencies.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Biotechnology Fashion Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Often, they come to find that the majority of new ventures don’t understand corporate decision cycles, purchasing requirements, compliance processes, post sales customer service, and the like. Commercial incompetence. Many corporate executives fail to realize just how close to the precipice many startups are. Then there’s the upside.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Supply Chain Venture Capitalist Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

Over the next few years, he provided small amounts of money to seed experiments and to challenge the institution to come up with innovative approaches to address his question. Like a venture capitalist, he said if these experiments delivered on their goals, more funding would follow. Want to Change the World? Be Resilient.

Venture Capitalist 9

Venture Capitalist Bottom-up Committee Follow-up 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2016

Specifically, the study found that S&P 500 companies where the founder is still CEO are more innovative, generate 31% more patents, create patents that are more valuable, and are more likely to make bold investments to renew and adapt the business model — demonstrating a willingness to take risk to invent the future.

Company 8

Company Venture Capitalist Long-term Hotels 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

To drive shareholder value and be a catalyst for economic recovery, our nation's largest companies must deploy their assets in a productive manner, either internally for innovation and organic growth, or externally for corporate venture capital investments, research partnerships, joint ventures and alliances, or acquisitions.

Intangible Assets 8

Intangible Assets Venture Capitalist White Paper Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2014

It’s also attracting large investments by established companies and venture capitalists. Samir Husni, Director of the Magazine Innovation Center, also points out that in recent years publishers have taken concepts from other media platforms, like All Recipes , HGTV , and Food Network , and turned them into successful print brands.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist EBITDA Venture Funding Magazine 8