The Horizons Tracker

MARCH 20, 2024

“A small number of astute venture capitalists have suspected this for some time, but now we have the data to demonstrate this is the case.” In other words, diverse combinations of these personality types in the founding team increased the odds of success.

Succession 117

Succession Venture Capitalist Directory Entrepreneur 117

The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 15, 2020

Similar tales emerge from teams as diverse as Bill Clinton’s election team, the early Apple team and even the scientists that converged on Los Alamos to create the atomic bomb. He suggests that the virtues of youth are that you have often boundless energy, combined with a lack of weariness in knowing what is ‘not’ possible.

Entrepreneur 100

Entrepreneur Venture Capitalist Library Proposal 100

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. No 20,000 tech jobs.

Venture Capitalist 15

Venture Capitalist Software Entrepreneur Engineering 15

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. No 20,000 tech jobs.

Venture Capitalist 15

Venture Capitalist Software Entrepreneur Engineering 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 28, 2013

The shifting energy equation, for example, sets the stage for growth. Shale gas will allow the US to be energy independent, create an export industry, and reduce energy costs. Banks are now adequately capitalized and are beginning to lend, and venture capitalists are as hungry as ever.

Budgeting 8

Budgeting Market Segmentation Venture Capitalist Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Interacting with two or more cultural contexts can help immigrants combine diverse ideas, solutions, and customer problems in order to create something entirely new. Finding that it helped ease his jet lag, he decided to license the product and sell it in Austria under the name Red Bull Energy Drink.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Venture Capitalist Retail Incubator 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2015

Companies as diverse as AIG, Disney, and Intuit have been building innovation teams, launching “accelerator” programs to attract promising startups, and giving employees seed funding to test out new ideas with real customers. Which means that you can spend all your energy measuring stuff if you’re not careful.”

Metrics 8

Metrics Innovation Company Stage-Gate 8