Harvard Business Review
APRIL 5, 2018
Corporate executives seek to inject “Silicon Valley DNA” into their cultures, and policy makers point to venture-funded entrepreneurship as a solution for all manner of problems. While it can offer valuable lessons for other industries and other problems, the model is not universally applicable.
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 22, 2014
In January 2014 IBM announced they were spending $1 billion to launch the Watson Group , including a $100 million venture fund to support start-ups and businesses that are building Watson-powered apps using the “ Watson Developers Cloud.” First, with multiple business models. So how does it work?
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Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 16, 2011
The best way to manage a fledgling business is for managers to be impatient for profit but patient for growth. Finally, reaching profitability quickly ensures that when outside financing dries up, the venture can succeed on its own. Groupon's fundamental problem is that it has not yet discovered a viable business model.
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.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 17, 2012
Innovation, in operations, products, business models and ecosystems, isn't merely a competitive advantage, it's the competitive advantage. And when innovation programs do get launched, like an internal venture fund or an idea wiki, they tend to either be organizationally isolated or easily marginalized.
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 26, 2012
The business model innovation of accelerators is that they have a systematized selection process that is akin to the application process for college. Where accelerators fall short is in leading investment rounds deep into the company's lifecycle, the purview of traditional venture funds.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 15, 2012
Whether Facebook IPOs for 80B or 100B, the venture funds that invested prior to 2011 will have plenty of capital to return to their limited partners. But it's also not yet clear that Facebook is the next Google; it doesn't have massive tailwinds propelling its business model.
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