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Feedback To Female Entrepreneurs Often Has Gender Bias Baked In

The Horizons Tracker

These products also had lower rates of venture funding and fewer users. At the end of the day, the reason most of these platforms are dominated by men is because all the venture capitalists and engineers and other founders are mostly men,” the researchers conclude. “If Possible cause.

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Four Innovation Trends to Watch in 2013

Harvard Business Review

Digital media continue to be springboards for global innovation and enterprise. So here are four innovation ideas — themes, really — sure to gain significantly greater mind- and market-share over the coming year. Multitasking has evolved from a distraction and diversion to a financial focus wherever digital content lives.

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How a Startup Accelerator at Boston Children’s Hospital Helps Doctors Launch Companies

Harvard Business Review

Physicians, nurses, and others who work on the front lines of patient care are an important potential source for innovations that could improve patients’ health and reduce the cost of care. Boston Children’s Hospital designed an innovation accelerator to overcome these hurdles. Insight Center. Sponsored by Optum.

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Don’t Expect New Crowdfunding Rules to Create a Startup Boom

Harvard Business Review

New, growth-hungry businesses are disproportionately likely to innovate and to create jobs. If the limiting factor for the startup economy is capital, you’d expect newly founded venture funds to generate solid returns. The second is that VCs have a terrible record when it comes to diversity.

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The Danger of Turning Cynical About Silicon Valley

Harvard Business Review

An increasing number of critiques have been mounted in publications as diverse as The New Republic , The Weekly Standard , and Wired (to name only a few) based on charges of sexism, conspicuous consumption, inequality, and an attitude toward government and social problems ranging from naivete to disdain.

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How Singapore Became an Entrepreneurial Hub

Harvard Business Review

Like Silicon Valley, Singapore has strong research institutions and limited enforcement of noncompete clauses, a condition that academics now suggest can be a major driver of innovation. Like Israel, Singapore is small, with limited natural resources, which means economic growth requires innovative macroeconomic approaches.

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Research: How Cloud Computing Changed Venture Capital

Harvard Business Review

So an innovation that changes the cost of experiments changes the landscape for venture funding. In recent research, we examined a particular innovation that had a broad impact on some types of startups but little to no effect on others. This continues today.