Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2011

The demands of practitioners and the market supply of innovation from entrepreneurs are simply mismatched. The capital markets that fund education innovation — both for-profit and nonprofit — are largely broken. When for-profit investors fund technology solutions, they naturally seek good returns on their investments.

Education 14

Education Innovation Entrepreneur Venture Funding 14

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 10, 2013

I met Slovenian entrepreneur, Sandi Cesko, in 2007 when his Ljubljana -based multi-channel retail operation, Studio Moderna , had about $70 million in sales. That dialog includes all stakeholders, from the entrepreneurs themselves to investors to government policymakers. It is hell to manage.". Even better. Not" is not a typo.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur IPO Incentives Venture Capitalist 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 29, 2011

It's a great survival strategy for small companies or entrepreneurs, and a good expansion strategy for even the largest companies. It was heavy on visual development capability but light on modeling and simulation, and we kept battling a competitor in the marketplace who had essentially the inverse strengths in a similar product.

Travel 15

Travel Chief Executive Officer Venture Funding Magazine 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 26, 2012

Hedge fund investors who deploy capital in large and liquid markets can scale their time well. Bill Ackman's hedge fund Pershing Square, for example, has $9 billion in assets under management and fewer than ten investment professionals.

Disruptive Innovation 14

Disruptive Innovation Hedge Venture Capitalist Venture Funding 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2017

In 2012, one of us — Gregor Gimmy, a California-based serial entrepreneur and former IDEO consultant — accepted a new role at BMW’s corporate R&D headquarters. To fill the void and build such a new BMW startup unit, Gimmy partnered with an experienced innovation manager from BMW, Matthias Meyer.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Meyer Innovation Fixed Costs 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 30, 2010

Just yesterday, on the front page of the New York Times , came a report about how "low-level engineers, product managers and prominent managers" from the executive ranks are leaving the company for high-profile companies such as Facebook as well as venture-funded startups of the sort that dot the technology landscape.

Tacit Knowledge 15

Tacit Knowledge Long-term McKinsey Venture Funding 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android have fueled a global bonanza in app development. Kirk and his two cofounders Neehar Giri and Nathan Krishnan had earlier done a venture-funded startup called Nextance. Nextance was an enterprise software company providing contract management software. Consider, also, Apple and Google.

Business Incubator 8

Business Incubator Incubator Company Merchandising 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 25, 2017

From 2015 to 2016, investors poured more than $8 billion into funding these tools. More than 3,000 apps are now available to help manage diabetes alone. We see several areas where patients and care providers, as well as entrepreneurs and investors, will likely benefit. Clearly, most of these tools won’t survive.

Health Care 8

Health Care Trends Venture Funding Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2017

Blockchain was originally developed as the technology behind cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin. Done right, ICOs can not only improve the efficiency of raising money, lowering the cost of capital for entrepreneurs and investors, but also democratize participation in global capital markets. ” Others are sure to follow suit.

Finance 8

Finance IPO Banking Venture Capitalist 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2015

Of these, only three, Switzerland, Ireland, and Estonia, made it to a commendable “Stand Out” category – which means that their high levels of digital development are attractive to global businesses and investors and that their digital ecosystems are positioned to nurture start ups and internet businesses that can compete globally.

Crisis 8

Crisis McKinsey Policies Globalization 8