Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

It's likely to ignite even more political instability and social turmoil — in layman's terms, that's riots, panics, protests, and violence. Even at the expense of squelching prosperity in developed countries, turning today's stagnation into tomorrow's sheer misery? Today, its payoffs have reached sharply diminishing returns.

Globalization 15

Globalization IPO Decentralization Price 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

In May of 2005, Yahoo CEO Terry Semel, cofounder Jerry Yang, corporate development executive Toby Coppel, and I — I was then chief financial officer of the Silicon Valley internet company — went on what would turn out to be a fateful trip to China. Things hadn’t gone well up until that point. search engine company Inktomi in 2002.

Chief Financial Officer 8

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2013

He polled his VC colleagues: "The odds of actually receiving funding from a cold email: 50,000 to 1," he writes in his book Mastering the VC Game: A Venture Capital Insider Reveals How to Get From Start-up to IPO on Your Terms. "So You can develop your own criteria for whom to "let in the gate." The guy doesn't know anybody?

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist IPO Career Follow-up 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

China leads all emerging markets with 89 companies on the latest Fortune Global 500 list of the world’s largest. To many skeptical consumers in developed markets, Brand China still means lower quality. Western brands also want access to China and recent global market turmoil has exposed many targets for astute Chinese brands.

Brand 8

Brand Globalization Company Development 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2017

We introduced the Digital Evolution Index in HBR in 2015 to trace the emergence of a “digital planet,” how physical interactions — in communications, social and political exchange, commerce, media and entertainment — are being displaced by digitally mediated ones. Digital players wield outsize market power.

Innovation 8

Innovation Policies Technology Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 25, 2015

But the conditions seemed to be ripe for one to develop. That company was a pioneer in the audio component market, having entered the MP3 market before Apple. Entrepreneurs have long been able to tap into a range of grants and related programs to help with early development activities. ” Sure, I would respond.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Incubator Venture Capitalist Innovation 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