Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2018

The Silicon Valley model, for all of its charms, was developed at a specific time, for a specific industry, which was developing a specific set of technologies. We’re now entering a new era of innovation , one that the model doesn’t quite fit, and we will have to develop new approaches to build the future.

Technology 8

Technology Venture Funding Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 10, 2011

The motivation behind it, as with many, many articles published over HBR's nearly 90-year history, was to take an effective practice developed in one corner of industry and spread it to managers everywhere. Tight convergence on a best practice may not be necessary, then, in this realm of management. McNulty et al.

CAPM 13

CAPM Cost Discounted Cash Flow Cost of Capital 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2013

Execution risk relates to the entrepreneur's ability to attract employees and partners who can implement the venture's plans. Financing risk relates to whether external capital will be available on reasonable terms. On the one hand, it can be difficult to reduce risk without resources. Entrepreneurs face a Catch-22.

Definition 10

Definition Entrepreneur Tactics Business Model 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 10, 2013

The chief financial officer (CFO) role rose to prominence in the mid -1980’s as pressures for value management and more transparent investor relations gained traction. Today, as the power of data and analytics profoundly alters the business landscape, companies once again may need more top-management muscle. Mobilizing resources.

Chief Financial Officer 8

Chief Financial Officer Information Technology Metrics CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2015

Both practices have long developed insights into their customers based on data and analytics. But in the aftermath of the financial crisis, risk managers have become increasingly involved in business strategy and decisions. The risk function can do the same. Protect and manage reputations.

Credit Scoring 8

Credit Scoring Risk Management Finance Marketing 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 10, 2011

This is the key finding of the Current Trends in Estimating and Applying the Cost of Capital research released this week by the Association for Financial Professionals, a trade group of 16,000 corporate treasury and finance practitioners. Download this pdf for an executive summary, or login here for the full report.)

Cost of Capital 13

Cost of Capital CAPM Cost Discounted Cash Flow 13

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

They devote far more time to internal execution and competitive risks than to external risks that can change the playing field. This means that many emerging market risks get cut from the senior leadership agenda. Top leaders tend to focus more on status updates than on contingency planning.

Market Risk 9

Market Risk Marketing Supply Chain Company 9