The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

As a result, they and their ideas may be discounted by the platform because they’re not the intended target market. These products also had lower rates of venture funding and fewer users. Gender gap. Possible cause. It’s also a problem that may well afflict other underrepresented groups, such as people of color. “At

Entrepreneur 108

Entrepreneur Venture Capitalist Venture Funding Sample 108

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2018

Over the past few decades, Silicon Valley has been such a powerful engine for entrepreneurship in technology that, all too often, it is considered to be some kind of panacea. In the Bay Area, however, small venture capitalists, many of whom were ex-engineers themselves, invested in entrepreneurs. ” An Alternative Path.

Technology 8

Technology Venture Funding Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 10, 2018

From targeted online advertising to more precise recommendation engines, consumer markets are bursting with innovation around machine learning and advanced analytics. Data-Driven Marketing. The service offers the possibility of enhancing an engineer’s marketability and growth and development. Insight Center.

B2B 8

B2B Chemicals Venture Funding Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2012

So here are four innovation ideas — themes, really — sure to gain significantly greater mind- and market-share over the coming year. While recommendation engines have been fantastically successful for the Amazons and Netflixes, they remain relative underachievers given their technical and algorithmic potential.

Innovation 17

Innovation Trends Human Capital Venture Funding 17

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

For decades, the utility-metering industry was dominated by a handful of middle-market companies, many of which still run successful and profitable businesses. We now face new competition from Silicon Valley start-ups with venture funding and a great idea, as well as from mature industrial and technology powerhouses from the Fortune 500.

CEO 8

CEO Chief Executive Officer Venture Funding Taylorism 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2012

Web developers can personalize recommendation engines, allow users to see their friends' purchase history, and draw on detailed demographic data available through the Facebook network. Private Market Valuations aren't Great Indicators of Public Returns The final reason for trepidation is probably the most important.

IPO 12

IPO Advertising IRR Venture Funding 12

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Startups are an engine of prosperity, albeit a highly imperfect one. Though venture capital funds account for only about 0.2% GDP, according to Harvard Business School professor Josh Lerner , venture-backed companies made up more than 11% of public firms as of 2011, with a total market value of $25.9

Venture Funding 8

Venture Funding Entrepreneur CRM Hedge 8