Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2012

To mitigate the investing risks associated with eroding market opportunities due to copycats, investors always look for companies with strong competitive resilience or those that are operating in markets with a high barrier to entry. In traditional investing philosophy, the most innovative firms are potentially the most profitable.

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Innovation Incubator Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur 15

Harvard Business Review

JULY 30, 2013

One of the most common complaints senior executives have about disruptive innovation is its seemingly snail-like pace. How is it, they wonder, that it takes us forever to pursue ideas that promise to create new markets when the world seems to be innovating at a dizzying pace? Measure learning, not results. What do you still not know?"

Innovation 11

Innovation Venture Capitalist Uncertainty Strategic Planning 11

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2017

Gimmy’s task was clear but highly demanding: to reimagine the way BMW innovates. To fill the void and build such a new BMW startup unit, Gimmy partnered with an experienced innovation manager from BMW, Matthias Meyer. Gregor and BMW faced a crucial question: “How can the BMW Group, as a company, co-innovate with startups?”

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Venture Capitalist Meyer Innovation Fixed Costs 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

At the same time, the federal and state governments understand that their budgets can't muster all the ideas, products and services that are needed to solve the problems facing us. Big opportunities exist for organizations challenge existing beliefs, to innovate, and to leverage to create value through new products and services.

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Innovation Succession Porter Venture Capitalist 15

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Because I teach a course on Product Management at Harvard Business School, I am routinely asked “what is the role of a Product Manager?” ” The role of a Product Manager (PM) is often referred to as the “CEO of the Product.” Aron Vellekoop Len/Getty Images. Core Competencies.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Core Competence Management 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 22, 2018

The problem is that many companies have the wrong “operating system” for organic growth. In our work with dozens of large companies on growth and transformation strategies, we’ve found a set of principles and practices that create an operating system for growth. That failure is not due to a lack of trying.

Organization 10

Organization Company Venture Capitalist B2B 10

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

The term corporate entrepreneur devalues what real entrepreneurs do, and it creates a haze of hokum around people trying to innovate in large companies that sets them up to fail. There is an ocean of difference between people innovating or designing new offerings inside a large company, and actual entrepreneurs. Fear of failure.

Entrepreneur 9

Entrepreneur Venture Capitalist Innovation Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2012

As I found, the key question an entrepreneur wishing to launch a new periodical must ask is: Why would a hawker want to lock up his scarce capital in my product? That's true of TV and film as well as other consumer products. cable operators fight TV channels while Amazon and Google take on publishers. Even in the U.S.,

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Venture Capitalist Early Adopters Entrepreneur Magazine 14

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

And yet when companies suddenly decide to “get more innovative,” starting hackathons, idea competitions, and accelerator programs, they typically forget to address all those things that kill perfectly good ideas after they hatch. Sometimes that requires creating a separate operating structure. Start with a survey.

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Venture Capitalist Company Due Diligence Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2014

How much does your company need to invest in innovation? With target in hand (if possible), your next step is developing your best estimate of how much potential exists within your current products and services. Are venture capitalists making significant and lasting investments in your industry?

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Innovation Company Venture Capitalist Business Model 9

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 10

Transportation Health Care Venture Capitalist Advertising 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2018

The myth of Silicon Valley is that venture-funded entrepreneurship is a generalizable model that can be applied to every problem, when in actuality it is a model that was built to commercialize mature technologies for certain markets. The Silicon Valley Model. Back east, established firms worked with big banks to launch new enterprises.

Technology 8

Technology Venture Funding Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2015

Change and innovation are choices, not givens, in any organization, and there are managerial levers for making these selections wisely. Within EB, Merck first created a Global Health Innovation Fund and then a Healthcare Services and Solution unit to identify, develop, and operate nascent opportunities that fit that thesis.

Health Care 8

Health Care Venture Capitalist Strategic Fit Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2016

The private sector spends three times that , mostly on translational research intended to transform basic discoveries into new products. There is a wide chasm that separates an initial discovery and a viable product idea. Innovating the Innovation Process. Yet the Valley of Death still remains. Killing Ideas Faster.

Technology 8

Technology Venture Capitalist Supply Chain Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Venture capitalists are increasingly interested in emerging markets, and in working with local funds based in those markets (despite the fact that reverse innovation in venture capital seems counterintuitive). Many current therapeutic innovations require iterative feedback from the clinic to the lab and back again.

Marketing 15

Marketing Venture Capitalist Biotechnology IPO 15

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

When it comes to consumer-facing service industries like e-commerce, media, and ride- or apartment-sharing, it’s not new to suggest that “software is eating the world,” to use the phrase of venture capitalist Marc Andreessen. metros like Austin, Pittsburgh, and the Bay Area.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Contract Manufacturing Incubator Venture Capitalist 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 4, 2016

Even when startups have great products and customer interest, they struggle with long-term growth. But as a venture scales and becomes more complex , more operational and commercial sophistication is required to manage it. Often, our research shows, the biggest obstacles are the entrepreneurs themselves. Insight Center.

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Venture Capitalist Sample IPO Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 30, 2015

These are the dry cleaners, restaurants, car repair operations, and local retailers that are part of the fabric of our daily lives. These businesses are often focused on growth, domestically or through exports, and operate with a higher level of management sophistication than Main Street firms. from offshore. from offshore.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Rivkin Venture Capitalist Policies 8

Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

And when they don’t feel safe, they don’t take risks – and where there is no risk taken, there is less innovation, less ‘going the extra mile,’ and therefore, very little unexpected upside. When they’re punished, you instill a fear of risk-taking in your employees, and with that you stifle creativity and innovation.

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Company Venture Capitalist Film Reputation 62

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 29, 2012

A 2011 IBM study of over 3,000 CIOs revealed that CIO-CEO alignment is stronger than ever, with traditional companies aggressively investing in technology innovation. The New York Times and other traditional publishers are launching digital products tailored to the mobile web. Even the big banks are getting social.

Technology 14

Technology Venture Capitalist CIO ROI 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 4, 2014

for 10+ years; deployment of design as an integrated function across the entire enterprise; evidence that design investments and influence are increasing; clear reporting structure and operating model for design; experienced design executives at the helm directing design activities; and tangible senior leadership-level commitment for design.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Fashion B2B Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2017

metros that increased their productivity, average wages, and standard of living from 2010 to 2015, only 11 metros achieved inclusive economic outcomes. Located on the east side of the NoMa train tracks, Union Market began as a working food production and distribution center in the 1930s. This needs to change.

Real Estate 13

Real Estate Development Long-term Short-term 13

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2016

Specifically, the study found that S&P 500 companies where the founder is still CEO are more innovative, generate 31% more patents, create patents that are more valuable, and are more likely to make bold investments to renew and adapt the business model — demonstrating a willingness to take risk to invent the future. Insight Center.

Company 8

Company Venture Capitalist Long-term Hotels 8

Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

And when they don’t feel safe, they don’t take risks – and where there is no risk taken, there is less innovation, less ‘going the extra mile,’ and therefore, very little unexpected upside. When they’re punished, you instill a fear of risk-taking in your employees, and with that you stifle creativity and innovation.

Company 50

Company Venture Capitalist Film Reputation 50

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2013

If you ask venture capitalists in Silicon Valley how they measure the success of business entrepreneurs, they would no doubt list off metrics having to do with fast growth: funding raised, people hired, customers acquired, revenue produced. This innovation has impact. The assumption is that company growth is good. Conclusion?

Venture Capitalist 9

Venture Capitalist Mentor Microfinance NGO 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Venture capitalists have their radar out for and provide ample resources for the catalysts to scale up very quickly. The platform allows the exchange of digital information, services, and products across the power grid, allowing much greater efficiencies industrywide. More such catalysts are entering the fray every day.

Short-term 8

Short-term How To Venture Capitalist CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Between 2006 and 2008, more than $1 billion venture-capital dollars were channeled into startups focused on solar, wind and biofuel technologies. In the last year, however, early-stage investments in clean energy production technologies have fallen substantially (see the table at the end of this piece for more detail).

Energy 10

Energy Finance IPO Biotechnology 10

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2015

Despite the inevitability of this “smart” future, today only a small portion of businesses regularly merge data and physical products. Instead, they’re taught to focus on their income statement and optimize their operations around preserving profitability. It’s as simple as that. The challenge? Consider the 2.4

Business Model 8

Business Model System Management Supply Chain 8

Strategy Driven

APRIL 22, 2011

Because innovation requires it. They create resentment among employees who are giving it their all, and they drag down productivity. There are two basic operating modes for organizations under high-stakes execution pressure. MISTAKE #5: Punishing ‘good failures.’ ’ Great organizations encourage risk-taking.

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CEO How To Venture Capitalist Follow-up 57

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Venture capitalist Ben Horowitz of Andreessen Horowitz kicks off an inspired post on scaling by quoting the rapper Dorrough, who tells anyone with “a dollar in your pocket, a twenty in your wallet” to focus on one thing: “Get big. A simple example is the all-hands meeting.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Brainstorming Proposal CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2016

Venture capitalists are head-over-heels in love with platform markets these days. Their current vogue might lead you to believe that they’re a 21st-century tech innovation. Their current vogue might lead you to believe that they’re a 21st-century tech innovation. They’re not.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Long-term Marketing Travel 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 10, 2014

Almost every discussion of innovation today inevitably turns to the topic of “disruption.” Academics write about the power of disruptive innovation to transform one industry after another. Consultants have set up practices to focus specifically on helping companies become disruptive innovators. How has this strategy worked?

Innovation 8

Innovation Disruptive Innovation Venture Capitalist Depreciation 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 14, 2012

For these ventures to have a better chance at success they need room to take risks and try something different. It was quite popular to established research laboratories and skunkworks operations that would allow employees to focus on technologies and offerings intended to grow the business. Redefining Innovation.

Productivity 13

Productivity Products Venture Capitalist Innovation 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Make you more innovative. Jones, and Brian Uzzi, “The Increasing Dominance of Teams in Production of Knowledge,” Science 316, no. The sidebar “The Innovator’s Network Dilemma” presents convincing data that bears out this observation. It can keep you informed. Teach you new things. The list goes on.

How To 8

How To Diversity Letter Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Big companies are really bad at innovation because they're designed to be bad at innovation. When Gerber launched its product targeted towards this opportunity, it flopped disastrously. In three months, the product was pulled from all grocers and returned to the company. In 1974, the company's growth potential was waning.

Innovation 15

Innovation Company Venture Capitalist Maturity 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2017

Venture capitalists, who generally have been standoffish to the ICO phenomenon, are now becoming more interested in it for a number of reasons. Some of the enormous profits they have made in bitcoin are being channeled back into innovation, as many of them seek to diversify holdings, as well as support the ecosystem in general.

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Venture Capitalist Due Diligence Finance Long-term 11

The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Over the last few decades, innovation activity has become concentrated in clusters or ecosystems, where finance, academia, industry and entrepreneurs rub shoulders to allow the free flow of ideas. Innovating our response to Covid-19. The Danes also scored strongly on productivity and international investment.

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Innovation Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Crisis 82