Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 18, 2013

But that is the territory of entrepreneurship — even with deep financial backing from the rare venture capitalist or angel investor (yes, these are the exceptions in entrepreneurship, not the rule), long term viability of any venture is far from guaranteed and can leave the corporate partner in the lurch. (No

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Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 22, 2015

As venture capitalist and entrepreneur Rich Stromback told me in a series of interviews, “Opportunities do not float like clouds in the sky. Leadership & Managing People Book. Productivity Networking' It may be an overstatement to say that relationships are everything, but not a huge one. Add to Cart.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

By managing the three key properties of networks that either propel you forward or hold you back—breadth, connectivity, and dynamism—you can develop a stronger network and use it as an essential leadership tool. This article will show you how to reinvent your network, by managing these three critical dimensions.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2012

Another partner was rewarded by being invited to keynote at a conference for a major retailer's top executives. One managing partner credited the outreach with producing a 750k deal. Wisely, David advises retaining the trust you've developed by recommending your product only when it's a great fit for their situation.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 7, 2014

For fans of management books, this month marks a big anniversary. Worse still, not one of the company’s assorted products could begin to compete with Ford’s Model T on price or quality. Ford still may have produced the best car for the money, but Sloan’s GM trounced Ford Motors by producing the best product lines for the market.

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Mills Scofield

NOVEMBER 12, 2013

Conference in February, 2012 was a half day event in which questions such as “What If There Were Carfree Cities?,” ” were asked, discussed in small groups, digested over a large meal together, and then given life well beyond the close of the Conference. Our second conference this past March was a two day event.

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Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

They’re more productive , more profitable , more innovative , and they pay better. In 2011, venture capitalist Marc Andreessen declared that “software is eating the world.” Greater productivity meant lower prices and faster growth, leading to increased industry dominance. Andrew Brookes/Getty Images.

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