Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2014

In the classic 1930 formulation of economist Irving Fisher : The value of any property, or rights to wealth, is its value as a source of income and is found by discounting that expected income. Estimates of future income are full of uncertainty, and choosing an appropriate discount rate is often more art than science.

Price 8

Price Finance Definition Uncertainty 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 27, 2014

In his article “ Why Conglomerates Thrive (Outside the U.S.) ” in the December 2013 issue of the Harvard Business Review , J. Given the still-prevailing “conglomerate discount” Western firms are subject to (i.e.,

Social Capital 8

Social Capital Chemicals Industry Cost 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 10, 2014

The more astute higher education administrators tell me they can see this happening now: Tuition discount rates are at record highs, and the summer scramble is on to hit admission targets as enrollments drop. Debt levels are unsustainable, for both students and many universities. They’re quite good at it, on the whole.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Education Disruptive Innovation Asset Management 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 17, 2015

There was a spike in the 2000s when Venezuela began to provide petroleum at deeply discounted market prices, and that peaked just before the 2008-09 financial crisis. Cuba projects a population of 10.8 For many Cubans even at a discount, half your monthly income would go to Netflix. In 2013 in U.S. million in 2030.

Biotechnology 8

Biotechnology Tourism Human Capital Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

“There’s usually a trigger event,” such as getting turned down for a promotion or having a project postponed, that makes other options suddenly more attractive. Perhaps allowing the employee to work a flexible schedule, work on different projects, or work more from home is enough to retain them. Don’t.

Case Study 8

Case Study Learning-by-Doing Team Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 2, 2014

So do not be discouraged to learn that we start with something called the stochastic discount factor , which Campbell describes as the central idea of modern asset-pricing theory. Many lay readers are familiar with John Burr Williams and the dividend discount model , or the discounted value of future cash flows.

CAPM 8

CAPM Discount Price Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2017

The main problem is, though, that most ICO’s don’t actually offer equity in start-up ventures; instead, they only offer discounts on cryptocurrencies before they hit the exchanges. Most made their money early on by buying or mining bitcoin when it was still under $10 (in the early days of 2011-2013).

Venture Capitalist 12

Venture Capitalist Due Diligence Finance Long-term 12

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2016

But rather than approach his project solely from the lens of a tech entrepreneur, Marwell realized that bridging the digital divide between those with and without adequate connection to the internet was more than a technology issue. And since 2013, the share of U.S.

System 8

System Entrepreneur Telecommunications Policies 8