Women on Business
DECEMBER 27, 2012
The year is almost over, and as we prepare to enter 2013, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the data that quantifies the gender gap that women in business face. Let’s hope the numbers continue to change for the positive in 2013 so companies hire and promote powerful, diverse teams and leaders. Women in Technology.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 24, 2017
Major organizational changes, covering everything from recruiting and branding to regulatory approvals and marketing, happened in rapid succession, with a hard deadline of 12 months to get it all done for the IPO — and 18 months from the IPO until our full separation from GE. Change management certainly tested us.
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Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 26, 2018
On February 13, 2018, the New York Times reported that Uber is planning an IPO. Twitter reported a loss of $79 million before its IPO, yet it commanded a valuation of $24 billion on its IPO date in 2013. Uber’s value is estimated between $48 and $70 billion, despite reporting losses over the last two years.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 16, 2016
For example, as it grew, Facebook found that its early “move fast and break things” culture had to be funneled into focused technical teams and product groups to make its product development process faster and less erratic, and for it to have a chance of meeting the demands of its new public shareholders following its IPO.
Harvard Business Review
JUNE 21, 2016
That’s because overload is a surmountable crisis—under the right leadership. In early 2013, Norwegian went public and became one of the most successful IPOs of the year, closing the year 87% above its IPO price. Fortunately, these failures didn’t spell the end for the company.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 12, 2017
In 2013 85% of the world’s transactions were in cash. Moving past these “digital plateaus” will require a conscious effort by these countries to reinvent themselves, to bet on a rising digital technology in which it has leadership, and to eliminate impediments to innovation.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 20, 2014
In this letter, I’d like to explain more fully why I view the $51 billion already spent by Apple on open market (including accelerated) share repurchases under your leadership as a major misallocation of resources for both the company and the U.S. Unlike Mr. Icahn, I do not write to you as an Apple shareholder (I hold no Apple shares).
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