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. …If failure is the prerequisite of success, businesses can no longer afford not to encourage risk taking. Financed by VC firms.

Company 8

Company Succession Analysis Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 29, 2014

Financial capital was recognized as the scarce resource and its shortage a significant constraint on growth. Nearly 40 percent of the 312 CFOs and other executives participating in Deloitte’s 2013 Global Finance Talent Survey said they are either “barely able” or “unable” to meet the demand for the talent required to run their organizations.

CFO 12

CFO Charan Intangible Assets Human Resources 12

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

“Your biggest constraint is how many hours you have to devote to this side project, so commit to an end-date [when you’d ideally like to leave your job] and solve backward from there,” he says. “If you’re cash-rich and time-poor, look for opportunities to trade money for time,” he says. Patch weak spots.

Project 8

Project Outsourcing Learning-by-Doing Commitment 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2017

In 2013 85% of the world’s transactions were in cash. In this category, we primarily looked at three subcategories: inputs (financing options, talent retention, startup capacity), process (how sophisticated are firms’ business processes, and what’s the level of R&D?), Innovation and change.

Innovation 8

Innovation Policies Technology Politics 8