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VCs See Gold Rush in the HR Tech Scene

HR Digest

Core HR software is projected to peak at a CAGR of 9.4% Despite years of venture capital investment into promising HR technology companies, there are still a few challenges that yet remain unsolved, like: How can companies recruit talented candidates when unemployment rates are at an all-time low?

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There Is Such a Thing as Too Much Incentive for Entrepreneurs

Harvard Business Review

Let''s say you earn $4 million after 5 years on the $100K you put in; assuming you give up $500K in total salary, this is a 100% CAGR). I certainly wouldn''t mention taking money off the table until your investors know you well and you''re raising an up-round: it suggests you''re thinking about how to cash out, and would raise red flags.

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A Model for Focusing Executives on Long-term Value Creation

Harvard Business Review

The Wine Group's plan can serve as a model for how to do that. For several decades there has been an ongoing debate about how to get executives to focus on the long-term creation of value. Revenue and earnings grew at over 12% CAGR over the last decade — accelerating though the recession. 1 wine brand by volume (Franzia).

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Make Your Work Resolutions Stick

Harvard Business Review

” Here are some pointers on how to make your resolutions stick. Susan has grown revenue over 100% CAGR since she took over, and the company has nearly 400 employees. “You need to set the right goals within the right timeframe.” Be realistic. “It’s our contract with one another so that we are aligned.”

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Research Shows That Smaller M&A Deals Work Out Better

Harvard Business Review

How to make your company more nimble and responsive. WPP began the period in the middle of the pack, with an average economic profit of $8 million, but ended with a top-quintile-worthy $677 million and saw an 11% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in total shareholder return over the decade. Insight Center. Competing in the Future.

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How We Think About Innovation at Cisco

Harvard Business Review

In the manufacturing sector alone, market intelligence firm IDC expects the IoT market to grow to about $100 billion by 2018, a five-year combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18%. All of this change will require new technologies that enable faster, more secure ways for machines to share and process data.

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Case Study: Challenge the Boss or Stand Down?

Harvard Business Review

And hardly six weeks later, he was being lectured — again — about how to win a sale. We've realized a 10% CAGR over the past five years, and corporate expects this division to continue to be a growth engine. Unless he could get a handle on his new boss, Tom figured he'd be lucky to make it to his one-year anniversary.