The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 28, 2022

It’s perhaps no surprise, therefore, that data from Rice University shows that market power today is more concentrated in the hands of a relatively small number of incumbents than ever before. It runs the risk that startups targeting niche problems get crowded out in favor of those forced to chase mass market problems.

Entrepreneur 94

Entrepreneur Venture Capitalist Mass Marketing Globalization 94

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2014

2013 had all the signs of being a comeback year for venture capital. Booming public equities and a recovered IPO market generated record portfolio company exits and distributions from VC funds. The ongoing poor performance of venture capital firms should be an obvious problem for institutional investors.

Venture Capitalist 17

Venture Capitalist Asset Management Rate of Return Industry 17

Strategy Driven

MAY 16, 2014

For example, Austin, Dallas, Kansas City and Salt Lake City are among the fastest-growing hubs for high-tech startups in the country, according to a 2013 report by the Kauffman Foundation. Geography can also factor in startup success and failure rates.

Company 51

Company Real Estate Strategic Planning Venture Capitalist 51

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2014

It was basically an open-source enterprise, and seemed to owe most of its remarkable success to that openness. Of course, that “success” didn’t come with a lot of revenue. billion in its 2013 IPO) that investors have plowed into it. billion in less than a year. It’s just a company, trying to make some money.

Marketing 9

Marketing IPO Venture Capitalist Fashion 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

Since leaving Netflix in late 2013, I’ve served as a consultant, both to startups and to growth companies that are moving well beyond the startup stage (including Warby Parker, Harry’s Grooming, and HubSpot). So I’m well-versed in the challenges of recruiting (and retaining) top technical talent in a tight market.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Constraint Policies Talent Management 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2014

If marketers want to produce content, they need to think like publishers. After all, content isn’t an extension of marketing, it’s an extension of publishing. It’s also attracting large investments by established companies and venture capitalists. Aren’t publishers failing?” Aren’t they?

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist EBITDA Venture Funding Magazine 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 22, 2014

Silicon Valley venture capitalist, Douglas Leone of Sequoia Capital, told the Economic Times of India in October , “We could not be more thrilled. In June 2013, Dallas-based Mary Kay exited from India after six years and over $20 million invested. Today there appears to a second gold rush to India. David Mulford, U.S.

Venture Capitalist 11

Venture Capitalist Price Marketing Learning-by-Doing 11