Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2012

Recently, I had the privilege of moderating a conference of global entrepreneurs and venture capitalists in Mumbai — an event called Founders Forum India. Fueling this explosion is a fact of national culture: Indians love media. Many at the conference articulated the idea simply.

Venture Capitalist 15

Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Conference Wireless 15

The Practical Leader

MAY 4, 2022

May 4 th has become an annual commemoration of the Star Wars media franchise. The darker forces of “motivation” are illustrated by a Farcus cartoon; a team leader is at the head of a conference table addressing her team with these words, “We need to improve engagement; any of you boneheads have a good idea?”

Herzberg 64

Herzberg Leadership Simon Motivation 64

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2015

Between ticket sales, sponsorships, merchandising, and media rights, Price Waterhouse Coopers estimates global sports revenues will grow to total roughly $145 billion. These aren’t mom and pop operations anymore. We now have entire conferences dedicated to the analytics of our business and our basketball operations.

Price 8

Price Team Sports Franchising 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2012

These concerns get polite nods here and there but, mostly, serious Africans ignore them and firmly redirect the conversation back to private equity, or franchise deals, or something along those lines. Bottom line: Are you game or are you out? And have you heard that we have more mobile phones than any other continent besides Asia?

Supply Chain 15

Supply Chain Globalization Politics Franchising 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 29, 2018

Only when the service was successfully operating did Ford begin to expand it, adding dozens of new routes and growing its local fleet to more than 200 vehicles. “We are getting pull from enterprises,” Ford Mobility head Marcy Klevorn said recently on a media conference call. Establish new rules, norms, and metrics.

Business Model 8

Business Model Transportation ROI Metrics 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 5, 2017

media has come under intense scrutiny, with analysts , politicians, and even journalists themselves accusing it of bias and sensationalism — of having failed us — in its coverage of the presidential election. The media did exactly what it was designed to do, given the incentives that govern it. my answer is a sobering no.

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Media Advertising Fixed Costs Content 12