Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 21, 2013

Feeling that he needed an experienced operating and marketing partner, the then 29-year-old Jobs lured Sculley to Apple with the now legendary pitch: "Do you want to sell sugared water for the rest of your life? billion in 2012. Here are five of Jobs's greatest mistakes, all of which history shows he ultimately learned from: 1.

Film 8

Film Creativity Entrepreneur Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Think of Kodak, which in the 1990s was the apparently unassailable leader in its market, with 80% market share in its core film business. Since Knudstorp took over, Lego’s revenues have increased by 400%, and its operating profit margin has increased from -21% to 34%. The results were amazing.

Company 8

Company How To Business Model Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2013

It is estimated that they currently have about seven thousand of them (and Congress asked for about $5 billion worth of more drones in 2012). What makes it all that more interesting, is that those fictional numbers aren't even close to the staggering reality of how many drones are in operation.

Supply Chain 9

Supply Chain Venture Funding Industry Real Estate 9

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 18, 2013

As of 2012, it had terminated more than 1.5 Often using thousands of servers at high capital and operational expense, IT security personnel will play back every transaction and analyze it in order to determine who the cheaters are and how they are manipulating the game. For example, how big is the problem of cheating in online games?

Film 8

Film Airlines Industry Proposal 8

Strategy Driven

JUNE 22, 2012

Nothing – not even reputable films – should be judged only by fickle box office ratings. Doing nothing causes much more organizational damage than making mistakes while operating in good faith. Copyright 2007-2012 by StrategyDriven, Inc. It’s a sick phenomena. ‘Accelerate Your Business.’ We Earn It.

Brand 50

Brand Analysis Advertising Software 50

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

That is the finding of a survey (PDF) and series of follow-up interviews conducted by NewVantage Partners with C-level executives and function heads representing companies and government agencies during the second half of 2012. Incorporate the Analytics into Operational Processes.

Market Segmentation 8

Market Segmentation Metrics Environment Operations 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 28, 2013

In a 600-page proposed rulemaking , the SEC moved to implement key provisions of the 2012 Jumpstart our Business Startups Act (or JOBS Act). services such as Kickstarter (and others including Indiegogo and Rockethub ) have operated on a donation model. Kickstarter funds everything from art to food to fashion, films, and hardware.

Disruptive Innovation 8

Disruptive Innovation Finance Venture Capitalist Supply Chain 8