Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2013

But here’s what is most surprising to many about the marijuana industry: It’s filled with straight-laced people who built careers – and started successful companies – in other fields. Professionals from the banking, finance, investing, and accounting worlds. And more are joining every day.

Industry 10

Industry Retail Banking Brand 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2017

After Mugabe claimed victory in a disputed election in 2013, however, corruption increased , while the strengthening U.S. For example, after opening its first store in 2014, fast-food chain KFC recently opened its fifth branch in the country. Mnangagwa’s first actions in office underscore how important he views economic recovery.

Banking 8

Banking First-mover Advantage Politics Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Roughly 80% of individuals and families who bought their health insurance through an SBM or FFM in 2014 received a tax credit to defray the cost of premiums and out-of-pocket expenses. Since 2013, an estimated 16.4 By January 1, 2015, all state-based marketplaces were expected to replace federal funding with state-level financing.

Insurance 8

Insurance Health Care Cost Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

companies in 2014 and show no signs of letting up in 2015. Among their trophies in 2014 was a complete housecleaning at Darden Restaurants, the largest operator of full-service restaurants in the U.S. Dupont did not give in to Nelson Pelz’s demands, but it did make big changes in its board.

Airlines 8

Airlines CEO Automotive Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2017

For example, in 2014 IDC estimated that more than one-quarter of enterprise applications would be offered with the SaaS model by 2018, up from one-sixth in 2013. For example, Adobe’s finance team estimated that the cost of running both models side by side would cost them twice as much as simply offering one of the models.

Business Model 8

Business Model Licensing Company Software 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2014

billion in 2013, making him the fifth highest-paid fund manager in the land. Here are the six likeliest reasons I could come up with: Luck: This has been the baseline academic explanation for investing success for five decades now. And maybe random chance does explain a lot of Icahn’s success. Then Andreessen quit the board.

Hedge 8

Hedge Venture Capitalist Letter Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

In other words, successful scaling means finding ways to limit the number of things that people are expected to focus on and execute. Sales doubled in 2013. Just a couple of weeks ago, BuildDirect received $30 million in additional financing led by Venture Capital firm Mohr Davidow.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Brainstorming Proposal CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2016

sanctions are delaying these projects being financed. However, oil prices have dropped more than 60% since the interim nuclear deal in November 2013. The country’s tourism sector attracted fewer than five million visitors in 2014 while neighboring Turkey attracted 39 million people. However, remaining U.S.

Tourism 8

Tourism Banking Due Diligence Hotels 8

Strategy Driven

JULY 2, 2015

If you’ve ever had any doubt that financial challenges affect your employees’ productivity, findings from the 2014 SHRM Financial Wellness in the Workplace Survey may put that doubt to rest. SoFi helps ambitious early stage professionals accelerate their success with student loan refinancing, MBA loans, mortgages and personal loans.

Education 50

Education Survey Absenteeism Participative 50

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

A newer generation of app developers – the so-called “middle class” of independent app creators and companies – is finding success by better catering to customers’ demand for choice and variety, even as they bump up against challenges like app discovery and advertising.

Development 8

Development Advertising Download Budgeting 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Clark recommends listing the “concrete skills you need to develop in order to be successful at pursuing your passion full-time.” ” In 2013, she and Robin Smith — a former colleague from Artus Labs — began exploring ideas. Patch weak spots. ” It’s a question only you can answer, of course.

Project 8

Project Outsourcing Learning-by-Doing Commitment 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 14, 2016

The term “unicorns,” coined, in 2013, by Aileen Lee, founder of Cowboy Ventures , is commonly used to identify venture-backed private companies valued at $1 billion or more. Until 2014, Uber had fewer than 500 employees; today their headcount is around 3,000 people. Financed by VC firms. Unicorns are: Small in size.

Company 8

Company Succession Analysis Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2015

The most successful artists in this new landscape have begun to look at new business models and new industries to strengthen their existing brands. For more than a decade, Linkin Park and Machine Shop enjoyed success and continued to innovate. We’ve all had to adapt.

Business Model 8

Business Model Merchandising Restructuring Fashion 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 27, 2013

proprietary data shows that the smallest businesses have been growing revenues the fastest: In 2013 alone, micro business revenue on average grew by 2.14% while small business revenue grew by 1.18%. Why aren’t successful small businesses adding more jobs? Finance Hiring Small/medium business' D&B Credibility Corp.

Banking 8

Banking How To Finance Committee 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 20, 2014

I know that finance professors at business schools throughout the nation teach MBAs and executives that, for the sake of economic efficiency, a company should “maximize shareholder value.” of Apple’s buybacks reported thus far for fiscal 2014. I disagree with this priority. That’s just 2.1% Social innovation.

Innovation 11

Innovation EPS Incentives Supply Chain 11

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2017

Cross-border flows of digitally transmitted data have grown manifold, accounting for more than one-third of the increase in global GDP in 2014, even as the free-flow of goods and services and cross-border capital have ebbed in the aftermath of the 2008 recession. In 2013 85% of the world’s transactions were in cash.

Innovation 8

Innovation Policies Technology Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

As a result, tech-sector employment has declined as a percent of the workforce, from 11% in 2006–2008 to 9% in 2013. ” Senor and Singer also cite immigration policy and a culture that tolerates risk-taking and failure as contributing to Israel’s startup success. billion in 2013. But is all of that changing?

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Marketing IPO 8