Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2015

Since 2013, an estimated 16.4 Marketplaces allow people to do apples-to-apples comparisons of health insurance products and prices through an online portal. California’s model is perhaps the most influential: It has affected prices and choice in the market by standardizing plans and aggressively negotiating insurance rates.

Insurance 8

Insurance Health Care Cost Learning-by-Doing 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. more competition to reduce consumer prices, sharing international best practices, technology transfer, public-private partnerships) needed to boost the economy’s health.

Tourism 8

Tourism Banking Due Diligence Hotels 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 12, 2018

These numbers represent more than three times as much as was invested in 2013. Companies in every industry can benefit from making more data and algorithm-based decisions in areas of internal operations and finance. Their goal was to hit the lowest possible price point, and to appeal to “digital native” customers.

Consultative 8

Consultative Strategy Advice McKinsey 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

It’s why brands invest heavily in marketing, pricing strategies, and store positioning to raise awareness, encourage engagement, and drive sales. ” App store research, which I collected in my book, Apponomics , reveals only 5% of apps accounted for 92% of downloads in 2013. million apps as of July 2015.

Development 8

Development Advertising Download Budgeting 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. …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

AUGUST 25, 2015

In this latest flurry of debate about working long hours , some have intimated that overwork is inevitable in highly competitive industries such as law, finance, and high tech. Counsel on Call was worth nearly $50 million as of 2013 , with over 900 lawyers; it serves one-third of the Fortune 100. But that’s just not true.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Attrition Entrepreneur Business Model 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.” Rather, they trade in outstanding shares in the hope that their market price will increase. I disagree with this priority. Social investment.

Innovation 10

Innovation EPS Incentives Supply Chain 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2016

The success of platform businesses like Alibaba, Airbnb, and Uber is so remarkable that discussion about them often misses just how hard they are to build. For every successful platform, there are many more that struggle or simply don’t make it. Failure to engage developers.

Participative 8

Participative Software Market Penetration Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 30, 2013

Investors periodically assessed the health of their portfolios and made decisions to buy or sell certain stocks based on past success and an educated guess of future performance. High frequency traders use complex algorithms to exploit micro differences in trading prices over time — not years, months, or days.

Marketing 8

Marketing Short-term Long-term Efficiency 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2017

Based on their stock prices on July 6, 2017 , Apple, Alphabet, Microsoft, Amazon, and Facebook were the five most valuable companies in the world. In 2013 85% of the world’s transactions were in cash. First, more digital innovators should recognize that public policy is essential to the success of the digital economy.

Innovation 8

Innovation Policies Technology Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Specifically, it has allowed for significant expansion of insurance coverage and it is accelerating the move from a financing system that pays for the volume of services provided to one that rewards care providers for delivering higher-quality care. The ACA legislation addressed this by establishing different financing models.

Insurance 8

Insurance Health Care Incentives Cost 8