Harvard Business Review

MARCH 11, 2014

It’s a common question thrown at me by entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, or the more cynically minded corporate leaders. Start-up companies tend to cluster in industries favored by venture capitalists (like biotechnology or information technology) or ones where there are relatively low barriers to entry (like restaurants).

Innovation 8

Innovation Venture Capitalist Company Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2015

Successful UEs would be expected to become the next generation of local angel investors and venture capitalists. The local economy hadn’t diversified beyond its base in tourism and real estate into fast-growing areas such as health care or bioscience, and entrepreneurial success stories were few and far between.

Case Study 8

Case Study Incubator Marketing Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Twenty years ago, Louis Gerstner transformed IBM by emphasizing consulting and technology services — not just technology — to solve customer problems. How technology is changing the way we work. Smart venture capitalists invest in a portfolio of startups with different risk profiles and timeframes for returns.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Short-term ROI Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 18, 2015

Its creation marks the beginning of the end of the e-commerce era defined by browsers, search, maps, and apps and monetized through advertising and the beginning of the next arc of digital transformation of industries (automotive, health care, and others) propelled by the combination of human minds and powerful machines.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Kleiner Business Model Health Care 8