Harvard Business Review

APRIL 9, 2013

Their reality was the noise and the myriad annoyances that go with crowds of people jostling to get to trains. embarked on a quest to develop the ultimate patch to the nasty bugs of humanity." Thousands of people rushed through that busy metro station barely noticing what seemed to be yet another poor musician on the platform.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Innovation Incubator Learning-by-Doing 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). Editor's Note: This post was written with Justin Chakma, an undergraduate student at the University of Toronto (Canada).

Marketing 14

Marketing Venture Capitalist Biotechnology IPO 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Twenty years ago, Louis Gerstner transformed IBM by emphasizing consulting and technology services — not just technology — to solve customer problems. How technology is changing the way we work. Develop a portfolio of capabilities with different risk/return profiles. Can the elephant dance again?

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Short-term ROI Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 13, 2015

In Africa’s technology start-up scene, one of the most difficult challenges is attracting and retaining talent. Africa has a limited talent pool, particularly in technology fields. He invested in training his staff, but that backfired as those individuals then became more marketable and moved on.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist IPO Entrepreneur Banking 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2016

If you want to see how mobile technology can disrupt the very basics of business models and habits established over hundreds if not thousands of years, look at what’s happening in India. By July 2016, virtually every Indian had a mobile telephone and access to text messaging, primarily using 2G technology.

Strategy 8

Strategy Banking Venture Capitalist Bottom-up 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 9, 2013

Nor am I blind to the problems facing business schools and higher education at large, or lacking in my enthusiasm for technology. All educational institutions have a dual social function: to develop individuals and to develop culture. Sometimes development involves affirmation. Business education Technology'

Education 9

Education Venture Capitalist Technology Learning-by-Doing 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

We need transformational innovations to stop this train wreck. A new business model will only emerge through continuous discovery and experimentation and will be defined by market demands, start-ups, a Silicon Valley mindset, and young technology experts. Education Information & technology'

Education 8

Education Venture Capitalist Business Model Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Are Israeli companies on the verge of developing a repeatable playbook to scale their companies and become market leaders, not just acquisition fodder for the Silicon Valley giants? In the 1990s it subsidized venture capital, incubators, university R&D, and technology transfer programs. But is all of that changing?

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Marketing IPO 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2015

If this new crop of Chief Innovation Officers, company-bred venture capitalists, and creative catalysts can’t prove that they’re moving the needle on things that actually matter to their employer, their jobs will almost certainly evaporate. Beneath that question is a very real worry. The vision thing. Measuring too much.

Metrics 8

Metrics Innovation Company Stage-Gate 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Sensors, the cloud, mobile and broadband wireless, and other such technologies are increasing the flow of digitized information exponentially. Venture capitalists have their radar out for and provide ample resources for the catalysts to scale up very quickly. Get people aboard through short duration training programs.

Short-term 8

Short-term How To Venture Capitalist CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

The for-profit arm, Embrace Innovations, would raise money from venture capitalists — though our first screening criteria would be investors who were aligned with our social mission. It would license the technology by paying a royalty for every product sold.

NGO 8

NGO Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2010

But just like Autotune and other technologies that allow passable music talents to turn into global powerhouses, lower costs and increased understanding of the process of innovation can allow anyone to be a competent entrepreneur. Entrepreneurs and venture capitalists filled the void in some sectors of the world economy.

Innovation 15

Innovation Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Gilbert 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 28, 2013

Banks are now adequately capitalized and are beginning to lend, and venture capitalists are as hungry as ever. If you didn''t cut the budget for innovation, technology, and product development over the past five years, good. Some farsighted companies never cut back on training in the downturn, but many did.

Budgeting 8

Budgeting Market Segmentation Venture Capitalist Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 7, 2015

Don’t just make a beeline to the entrepreneurs and venture capitalists; get a broad multi-disciplinary cross section. In Colombia, as part of Manizales Más, we are developing financial instruments for rapidly growing businesses. It’s a bit like saying that a baseball game is exclusively about the pitcher.

Innovation 8

Innovation Planning Tourism Venture Capitalist 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

There are core competencies that every PM must have – many of which can start in the classroom – but most are developed with experience and good role models and mentoring. And here’s an interview with Sam Lessin , former VP of Product Management at Facebook, who says he has “never successfully trained empathy.”).

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Core Competence Management 8

Strategy Driven

APRIL 22, 2011

Written for all leaders who need to develop and renew their leadership skills. In my book, I recount an incident that took place at a famous, fast-growing technology company. Thoroughly practical, day-to-day primer for achieving and maintaining their highest level of leadership, for today and for a lifetime. About the Author.

CEO 58

CEO How To Venture Capitalist Follow-up 58

Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2013

When we''re trying to implement a new idea, explore a dream, or disrupt ourselves , we often have to bridge a language gap: for example, the seemingly impenetrable dialect of technology, or the specialized lingo associated with a particular profession, jargon of venture capitalists, or even the patois of a different team within your firm.

Innovation 8

Innovation Venture Capitalist Engineering Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2013

As a consultant, I've been trained to sniff out underlings who can only say no (and aren't authorized to say yes), and strategically work to evade them. I was recently talking with Jeffrey Bussgang , a prominent Boston venture capitalist. You can develop your own criteria for whom to "let in the gate."

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist IPO Career Follow-up 8