Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2017

Despite rapid innovations in data processing and machine learning, many businesses have yet to make the leap from the Industrial Age to the information age, and the gap between technological and organizational progress is widening. Closing this gap requires much more than short-term fixes, like adopting new technologies.

Industry 13

Industry Short-term Planning Long-term 13

Harvard Business Review

JULY 24, 2017

Major organizational changes, covering everything from recruiting and branding to regulatory approvals and marketing, happened in rapid succession, with a hard deadline of 12 months to get it all done for the IPO — and 18 months from the IPO until our full separation from GE. Find ways to have fun.

Management 11

Management IPO Diversity Long-term 11

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2016

Then the banks decided to turn the associations into for-profit companies, IPO them, and cash out. MasterCard IPO’d in 2006, and Visa followed two years later. In fact, SSOs played a major role in the technological revolution, reverberating throughout the world, from smart mobile phones.

IPO 8

IPO Succession Technology Software 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2015

Still, it’s true that China’s economy today is undergoing rapid change: the middle class is expanding, purchasing power is increasing, and with loosening regulation, China is becoming a fertile new market for global companies. Fifty-six percent of all online content in the world is in English. Global estimates figure more than 1.5

Innovation 8

Innovation Globalization IPO Automotive 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 21, 2014

Is there a market opportunity the company is overlooking? Erik Mason, the marketing communications manager for an aesthetic skin laser company in the Northeast, felt the firm needed a new image. Other companies with slicker marketing were gaining market share even though they had inferior technology,” Mason says.

IPO 9

IPO Audience Chief Information Officer Case Study 9

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2012

These people are the information economy's mom and pop business owners , just more technologically leveraged and profitable than their brick & mortar predecessors. Ever thought air mattresses in living rooms would grow into a billion dollar company that would take on the vacation rental market and the hotel industry?

Venture Capitalist 17

Venture Capitalist Software Entrepreneur Engineering 17

Harvard Business Review

JULY 18, 2012

These people are the information economy's mom and pop business owners , just more technologically leveraged and profitable than their brick & mortar predecessors. Ever thought air mattresses in living rooms would grow into a billion dollar company that would take on the vacation rental market and the hotel industry? But times change.

Venture Capitalist 17

Venture Capitalist Software Entrepreneur Engineering 17