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Funders Can Give More than Money

Harvard Business Review

And while some foundations bucked the trend and made double-digit investment gains in recent years, the average foundation in Chronicle's analysis netted out 14.9 When presented with a surprising idea, smart organizations will bravely listen, because what comes next might just be game-changing innovation.

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President Obama Can Make Start-Up America Succeed

Harvard Business Review

Cities and counties should become the units of analysis, not the nation. Encourage financial entrepreneurship and innovation. Entrepreneurship in financial services has been given a bad rap as one contributor to the economic crisis, but we desperately need innovative financing models for start-ups.

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Entrepreneurs: You're More Important Than Your Business Plan

Harvard Business Review

And we are often happy to review these start-up plans — which include the typical elements such as a product description, competitive analysis, estimate of market size, and projected financials. Applying a formal spreadsheet-type analysis to an early stage concept can be " disastrous." Has it been tried this way before?