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What BMW’s Corporate VC Offers That Regular Investors Can’t

Harvard Business Review

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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The 4 Types of Small Businesses, and Why Each One Matters

Harvard Business Review

A 2010 poll by The Pew Research Center found that the public had a more positive view of them than any other institution in the country – they beat out both churches and universities, for instance, as well as tech companies. America loves small businesses. They provide income to their owners, but by definition are not job creators.

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Think Global, Not Emerging Markets, Century

Harvard Business Review

Without operating in the former, they won't be able to attain economies of scale; sans the latter, they're unlikely to continue developing state-of-the-art technologies. In 2010, China overtook Japan to become the world's second largest R&D spender (in purchasing power parity terms) after the U.S.

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It's Not All About Growth for Social Enterprises

Harvard Business Review

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?

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Should Higher Education Be Free?

Harvard Business Review

We need transformational innovations to stop this train wreck. There is a significant opportunity to help reduce the lecture portion of expenses using technology innovations. In a recent interview , Laszlo Bock, SVP of people operations at Google, said, "One of the things we''ve seen from all our data crunching is that G.P.A.''s

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India's Exploding Digital Economy

Harvard Business Review

Recently, I had the privilege of moderating a conference of global entrepreneurs and venture capitalists in Mumbai — an event called Founders Forum India. Consumer demand for innovative digital services, when executed ably, seems unquenchable; and that demand is stimulating capital flows.

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What Inclusive Urban Development Can Look Like

Harvard Business Review

metros that increased their productivity, average wages, and standard of living from 2010 to 2015, only 11 metros achieved inclusive economic outcomes. This type of approach has allowed the market to attract a diverse community that continues to inspire creativity and innovation. A recent Brookings analysis found that of the 30 U.S.