Harvard Business Review

MAY 13, 2014

GE is an icon of management best practices. That includes learning from the outside and striving to adopt certain start-up practices, with a focus on three key management processes: (1) resource allocation that nurtures future businesses, (2) faster-cycle product development, and (3) partnering with start-ups.

Six Sigma 8

Six Sigma Incubator Payback Period Ries 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 2, 2012

Founded in 2000 by Stephen Kaufer and Langley Steinert, Boston-based TripAdvisor is a travel website that provides reviews and other information for consumers about travel destinations around the world. In founding TripAdvisor, Kaufer wanted to take his hard core engineering skills and apply them to vertical search in travel.

EBITDA 8

EBITDA Engineering Travel Business Model 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2016

Executives and entrepreneurs from all over the world have traveled to Silicon Valley to learn the secrets of its success. We met with leaders at private equity funds, venture capitalists, and incubators, including Andreessen Horowitz and Playground. vincent tsui FOR HBR. Give employees (and their dogs) a long leash.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Company Succession Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 7, 2015

These well-intentioned professionals travel the world in pursuit of the secret sauce of innovation. Tip 5: Study the financing food chain starting from the end, not the beginning. It goes without saying that finance is an essential element in entrepreneurial innovation, but don’t start with the angel investors or VCs.

Innovation 8

Innovation Planning Tourism Venture Capitalist 8