Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2018

Over the past few decades, Silicon Valley has been such a powerful engine for entrepreneurship in technology that, all too often, it is considered to be some kind of panacea. The Silicon Valley model, for all of its charms, was developed at a specific time, for a specific industry, which was developing a specific set of technologies.

Technology 8

Technology Venture Funding Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2014

They knew the answer was not by relying on traditional internal processes and practices for R&D and innovation. IBM, a company with a long and successful tradition of internally-focused R&D activities, is adapting to this new world of creating platforms and enabling open innovation. First, with multiple business models.

Venture Funding 13

Venture Funding Entrepreneur Agility Business Model 13

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2017

Gimmy’s task was clear but highly demanding: to reimagine the way BMW innovates. To fill the void and build such a new BMW startup unit, Gimmy partnered with an experienced innovation manager from BMW, Matthias Meyer. Gregor and BMW faced a crucial question: “How can the BMW Group, as a company, co-innovate with startups?”

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Meyer Innovation Fixed Costs 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 21, 2014

Vox Media, a venture-funded publishing start-up, recently lured Ezra Klein away from the Washington Post. While every business needs to adopt a true culture of change , clearly there is no lack of potential. That publishers need to innovate their business models just puts them in the same place as every other industry.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist EBITDA Venture Funding Magazine 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2012

An organization's capabilities become its disabilities when disruption is afoot." – Clayton Christensen, The Innovator's Solution. In November 2005, Paul Graham wrote an essay titled " The Venture Capital Squeeze." Over the years, venture capitalists have been some of the most ardent students of disruptive innovation.

Disruptive Innovation 14

Disruptive Innovation Hedge Venture Capitalist Venture Funding 14

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 28, 2012

Digital media continue to be springboards for global innovation and enterprise. So here are four innovation ideas — themes, really — sure to gain significantly greater mind- and market-share over the coming year. Hollywood and content creators worldwide have taken notice and readjusted their business models accordingly.

Innovation 16

Innovation Trends Human Capital Venture Funding 16

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2015

That wasn’t as magical as it might seem, he argued in the 1979 piece, since the required technologies already existed in some form or other. Making Money with Digital Business Models. Back in 1979, Daniel Bell didn’t have much sympathy for people who felt helpless in the face of technological innovation.

Porter 8

Porter Power Competitive Advantage Film 8