Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2018

While most of the private equity companies are private, a few like Blackstone Group, KKR, Carlyle Group, and Apollo Global Management are traded on stock exchanges. They therefore seek investors who understand their initial losses and can facilitate secondary rounds of funding when their operations grow.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist IPO Company Kleiner 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Plus, there is not yet a legal or compliance department to seek approval from.). Real entrepreneurs often need to manage opinionated venture capitalists on their boards, or the chaos of a couple dozen individual investors. In real entrepreneurship, the mindset of “move fast and break things” dominates. Private vs. Public.

Entrepreneur 9

Entrepreneur Venture Capitalist Innovation Long-term 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 16, 2014

Efficient, uniform operations are table stakes in the modern business environment. Having perfectly designed and executed operations is an impossible goal, but it is one we must continue to strive for. It’s hard enough to keep operations efficient inside a company, but new regulations can present special challenges.

Operations 8

Operations Constraint System Diversity 8

Women on Business

JANUARY 24, 2011

For example, as a designer/writer, my skills are not well applied to bookkeeping or financial management. Media momentum is much like a wild fire—the power of one well-placed match can ignite dramatic pyrotechnics! But the advertiser or the promoter can’t know in advance which fifty-percent! Mine your backyard.

Press Release 100

Press Release Discount Sharpe Advertising 100

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 23, 2018

For too many managers, the technology’s costs often rival its benefits. Any HR manager using such a system needs to be aware of its limitations and have a plan for dealing with them… Algorithms are, in part, our opinions embedded in code. Smarter algorithms require smarter risk management.

Software 8

Software Learning-by-Doing Technology Compliance 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 27, 2012

The arsonist's mode of operation is to first lure hundreds of young immigrant women and men into a multistory building by offering them $1 a day to sew clothing. Over the next days and weeks, many individuals and entities will be accused: the factory owners, the managers, the local authorities.

Wilde 8

Wilde Compliance Cost Construction 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2015

Their IT and security teams are peripheral concerns, costs to be managed rather than centers of excellence that support the core business. vulnerability intelligence (what is being exploited in the wild?), Overall, they are reactive, rather than proactive, in their approach to security. Make security a part of your mission.

Company 8

Company Supply Chain Tactics Learning-by-Doing 8