N2Growth Blog
FEBRUARY 8, 2019
Maybe you’re prepping for the IPO. Missing the turn or making it too late can cause a company to stagnate or implode or can spell the death of the idea; or worse, the idea becomes someone else’s to bring to market without you. Maybe your CFO is a family friend. You came up with an awesome idea. You started a company.
Harvard Business Review
NOVEMBER 9, 2018
Take Jim, a front-runner CFO candidate for a leading medical device manufacturer on the verge of an IPO. Take Denise, a talented marketing executive who has helped reinvigorate some of the world’s most iconic retail brands. Peer relationships.
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Harvard Business Review
APRIL 18, 2014
The company was hell-bent on entering a new market but knew it had to automate its warehouse to do so. BlueArc’s top team remained confident because they knew the company was strong in three critical areas: The ability to predict the market. Martig was a seasoned CFO with years of forecasting experience in technology firms.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 17, 2017
Eastman Kodak is the textbook case for failing to prioritize an innovation agenda; business schools around the world study the ramifications of the company’s ill-fated decision to ignore the digital photography market until it was too late. The Future of Financial Services.
Harvard Business Review
AUGUST 30, 2017
Since its founding just eight years ago, Uber has become one of the best-known brands in the world, has presence in over 80 countries, has market share reported at 77% in its core U.S. However, after its IPO, Amazon’s losses were in the millions, not the billions. Khosrowshahi has much working in his favor.
Harvard Business Review
NOVEMBER 17, 2015
Meanwhile, Dr. Piech was obsessed with achieving dominant global market share, which included a larger presence in the U.S. (Volkswagen group profits come largely from the sales of Porsche and Audi, the large bulk of other sales being not that profitable.)
Harvard Business Review
MAY 8, 2015
Tech bloggers had jumped all over the story; many speculated that SimplePay had begun to slow its hiring and scrimp on security investments in an effort to spiff up its balance sheet for a potential IPO. The plan was to go public next year, and Jake and his CFO had been trying to cut costs, but they had mostly spared the IT group.
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