Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Now imagine if eBay went beyond providing a technology platform and entered the field of business incubation in a meaningful way, It’s an idea that could have a huge impact. In the start-up world, there’s a big focus on business incubators such as YCombinator–perhaps too much focus. Most stagnate.

Business Incubator 9

Business Incubator Incubator Company Merchandising 9

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

You’ve prepared a business plan for a promising new entrepreneurial venture. You’ve got funding and the blessing of your CEO and Board to go ahead with this high-profile “experiment” Your venture could be a growth engine for your corporation’s otherwise large but slow and steady core business.

Innovation 8

Innovation Constraint Analysis Objective 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 31, 2014

It’s not that veteran CEOs discount the value of innovation; rather, they’ve inherited organizational structures and processes that are inherently toxic to break-out thinking and relentless experimentation. Imagine, if you will, a car engine so woefully inefficient that only 13% of the gas it consumes actually combusts.

Disruptive Innovation 8

Disruptive Innovation Business Incubator Incubator Innovation 8