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Why the Best Strategies Blend the Digital and Physical

Skip Prichard

According to Stanford Graduate School of Business Lecturer and venture capitalist Robert Siegel , this is false – nothing in life or business is ever that simple. Now that almost every good or service combines digital and physical, leaders need to be able to manage and drive both digital and physical in a company.” -Rob

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What Most Companies Miss About Customer Lifetime Value

Harvard Business Review

For managers and marketers alike, the power to calculate what customers might be worth is alluring. The problem is far more insidious than those articulated in venture capitalist Bill Gurley’s thoughtful CLV vivisection. The more diverse and detailed the answers, the more innovative and insightful the customer investment.

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The Comprehensive Case for Investing More VC Money in Women-Led Startups

Harvard Business Review

When women do seek funding, venture capitalists do not respond positively when their business concepts fall outside of traditionally “feminine” areas such as fashion or children’s products. The goals of venture capital firms and women-led businesses are the same: to expand marketplaces and to make money.

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Reversing the Decline in Big Ideas

Harvard Business Review

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. I know many smart investors didn't.

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Reversing the Decline in Big Ideas

Harvard Business Review

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. I know many smart investors didn't.

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Old Management Systems Stifle New Business Models

Harvard Business Review

That’s because even after they determine the right ways to use information to delight their customers, managers must address one equally important challenge. They must update decades-old management systems so they can embrace new digital opportunities. Where we land is firmly in the face of a management paradox.

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Why Are Immigrants More Entrepreneurial?

Harvard Business Review

— data from the 2012 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor showed that the vast majority of the 69 countries surveyed reported higher entrepreneurial activity among immigrants than among natives, especially in growth-oriented ventures. Similarly, about one-fourth of all technology and engineering companies started in the U.S.