Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2011

It's easy to see why VCs have soured on the sector: the traditional VC model is based on high-risk, capital-efficient business models with the potential for huge exit valuations. A star example is Google, which raised a mere $40 million in private funding before its IPO at a $23 billion valuation.

Energy 10

Energy Finance IPO Biotechnology 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2017

Blockchain was originally developed as the technology behind cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. After all, most financial intermediaries themselves rely on a dizzying, complex, and costly array of intermediaries to run their own operations. So users can set up algorithms and rules that automatically trigger transactions between nodes.

Finance 8

Finance IPO Banking Venture Capitalist 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 11, 2016

They operate platforms that make it easy and efficient for participants to connect and exchange value. Three of the five most highly valued companies in the world — Apple, Google, and Microsoft — make much of their profits from connecting different groups, like developers and users in the case of Apple.

Participative 8

Participative Business Model IPO B2B 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2017

The innovation alone is a herculean task, but imagine being that upstart pioneer trying to develop the technology, while at the same time going up against entrenched, powerful competitors with deep industry knowledge, assets, and channels who’ve been around for a hundred years or more.

Innovation 9

Innovation Productivity Products Venture Capitalist 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2013

He had developed an extensive plan, and had the promise of grant money behind him. It''s not about price, or code, or agile development. Instead, "Lean" is a mindset that can be applied in any situation — even those that are extremely capital intensive — to test as efficiently as possible, and iterate accordingly.

Company 8

Company Ries Maturity Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Are Israeli companies on the verge of developing a repeatable playbook to scale their companies and become market leaders, not just acquisition fodder for the Silicon Valley giants? In 2014, for example, 18 IPOs raised a record-breaking $9.8 That’s disappointing for a country with so much potential. But is all of that changing?

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Marketing IPO 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2017

Politics, regulations, and levels of economic development play a major role in shaping the digital industry and its market attractiveness. Most of the developing world is overwhelmingly cash-dependent; in Malaysia, Peru, and Egypt, only 1% of transactions are cashless. .” More than 1 billion jobs and $14.6

Innovation 8

Innovation Policies Technology Politics 8