article thumbnail

Entrepreneurs Need a Better Way to Cash Out

Harvard Business Review

The most successful, visionary entrepreneurs dream not of millions of dollars, but of a world where their products change culture. This can lead to bad outcomes for entrepreneurs who hope to create lasting value. Entrepreneurship Finance' And, too often, our obsession with these short-term metrics has the opposite effect.

article thumbnail

Day 3 Davos Snapshot

Harvard Business Review

I'm sitting here in the Partners Lounge on the Mezzanine Level of the Congress Center. They are grappling with the topics of food, health, finance, commerce, privacy, security, democracy, and war. Michael Fertik is a repeat Internet entrepreneur and CEO with experience in technology and law.