Harvard Business Review

JULY 26, 2018

On March 25 mighty Uber bowed out of Southeast Asia by selling its operation in several countries to local rival Grab. In 2016 the company sold its China operation to Didi Chuxing because of the fierce competitiveness of the local player. A year later, Uber admitted defeat in another region, selling its operation in Russia to Yandex.

Transportation 8

Transportation Health Care Venture Capitalist Advertising 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2015

Pharmaceutical companies, buffeted by regulatory changes, new drug technologies that alter entry barriers and competition, price pressures, and an estimated 300,000 job cuts since 2000, seem to fit the popular narrative of large organizations unable to deal with disruptive forces.

Health Care 8

Health Care Venture Capitalist Strategic Fit Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2018

But as the digital revolution continues to spark widespread disruption in other industries — automotive, financial services, health care, and retail — who will win? In many cases, as with Skype, the size of the European operation shrank after the acquisition.

Company 8

Company Venture Capitalist GDP Retail 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 5, 2013

Since 1980, we''ve seen a 400% increase in the cost of higher education, after adjustment for inflation — a higher cost escalation than any other industry, even health care. There is a significant opportunity to help reduce the lecture portion of expenses using technology innovations.

Education 8

Education Venture Capitalist Business Model Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2012

Here's why: the innovation revolution spurred by venture capitalists decades ago has created the conditions in which scale allows big companies to shift from shackling innovation to unleashing it. The Healthy Heart program seeks to bring pacemaker technology to hundreds of thousands of Indians who desperately need it.

Innovation 8

Innovation Company Venture Capitalist Health Care 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2015

Successful UEs would be expected to become the next generation of local angel investors and venture capitalists. operations. Miami’s median income was 10 times that of most of the cities where Unamano operated. Put simply, Unamano aimed to build entrepreneurial ecosystems where none had existed before.

Case Study 8

Case Study Incubator Marketing Real Estate 8