Modern Servant Leader
JULY 10, 2012
William Shockley contributes to the development of the first transistor while at Bell Labs in 1947. At the Shockley Semiconductor Laboratory, Dr. Shockley recruits a brilliant team of young scientists and engineers. Their work focuses on innovative developments with silicon. William Shockley Unhappy at Bell.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 15, 2012
And despite all of Facebook's user support, investors should be skeptical of the company's pricey IPO. By dedicating a small amount of space on every page viewed and allowing companies to display ads, the social networking giant has developed a multi-billion dollar advertising business. Facebook is not Groupon.
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CEO Blog
NOVEMBER 15, 2010
His thesis is that most businesses sell in the $10-30M range so it is best for angel investors to push for a sale at that point which can provide a great return for the angels and for the entrepreneurs rather than holding on, raising VC funds and trying for the big IPO or $100M+ sale. I liked chapter 11 on "real profits".
Harvard Business Review
JANUARY 10, 2013
I thought hiring good engineers would be easy when I launched my startup, Julu Mobile , in Shanghai in early 2011. After all, China produces 600,000 engineering graduates each year, and as a former Google product manager I thought knew how to attract them. They wanted to know what my plans were for IPO.
Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 29, 2012
student in the engineering school at Johns Hopkins University, I had a business idea. As a college student in Nigeria, I had wanted to master developing microcontroller-based systems, but had never had the opportunity in practice, because no company there offered it. also has a vibrant IPO system to take companies public.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 2, 2013
I founded the nonprofit African Institution of Technology to help universities in the region develop capabilities in emerging areas like microelectronics, biotech, and nanotechnology. With Facebook’s $115 billion market cap on its IPO day, Mark Zuckerberg created wealth nearly equivalent to half of Nigeria’s GDP in 2012.
Harvard Business Review
FEBRUARY 25, 2014
After five years, in 2004, Tickle was profitable with more than $20 million in revenue; it received an acquisition offer for $100 million, as well as IPO entreaties. Develop deep expertise — your best risk-mitigation strategy . Lean Product Development and Customer Development processes) decreases the chance of a startup’s failure.
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