The Horizons Tracker

MAY 24, 2021

They analyzed around 400,000 English-language tweets about 37 different technologies and over 4,600 venture capital funding rounds from 2008 to 2017. “This gives us an objective indicator of Twitter sentiment and how people are talking about a particular technology,” the researchers explain. Creating a buzz.

Venture Capitalist 126

Venture Capitalist IPO Long-term Comparison 126

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2012

And despite all of Facebook's user support, investors should be skeptical of the company's pricey IPO. While this is a surmountable problem, it puts the media company in a very different position than that of Google in 2004 - the company that Facebook is most often compared against. There is a lot of emotion behind the Facebook IPO.

IPO 11

IPO Advertising IRR Venture Funding 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Firms with growth opportunities as well as the need for external equity financing often convert to dual-class shares. While media companies, such as The New York Times Co., While media companies, such as The New York Times Co., Almost 50% of recent technology listings have a dual-class status. stock exchanges.

Class 8

Class Maturity IPO Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

My recent Harvard Business School Working Paper on small business credit explores new technology-driven entrants in the world of small business lending. Others have even gone as far as to use data from social media sites like Yelp in their predictive formulas. In August, OnDeck announced an IPO valued at $1.5

Credit Scoring 8

Credit Scoring Banking Dunning Metrics 8

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 9

Industry Short-term Planning Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2015

We’ve found that CEOs of big pharmaceutical companies, for example, are more likely to have a background as company lawyers, salespeople, or finance managers, than one in medicine or pharmaceutical R&D. For example, Qualcomm’s CDMA mobile technology was a breakthrough that led to its IPO in 1991.

CEO 8

CEO Innovation Pharmaceuticals Merchandising 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2017

“Clearly all of this reflects some sober reevaluation of the VC role in cleantech finance,” said Mark Muro, a senior fellow at Brookings, adding that “We’ve maybe asked too much of VC.” What they share is a willingness to fund risky technology, and the patience that requires. never put a price on carbon.

Stage-Gate 8

Stage-Gate Kleiner Energy Proposal 8