Harvard Business Review

MARCH 17, 2014

I didn’t take their interest seriously until I saw the news in December that John Maeda, the former President of the Rhode Island School of Design, joined venerable VC firm Kleiner Perkins. He’s the Valley’s first-ever Design Partner. That’s a serious step into the mover-shaker circle for the design profession.

Kleiner 10

Kleiner Venture Capitalist Industry Case Study 10

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2017

Earlier this month, venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins began the process of separating its cleantech investing from the rest of its fund. Ten years after Kleiner star John Doerr was moved to tears during his TED talk about climate change , there’s no longer any question that VCs’ interest in clean energy is waning.

Stage-Gate 9

Stage-Gate Kleiner Energy Proposal 9

Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2018

It first influenced business decades ago, through the development of an unmistakably hard skill that senior managers must master: strategic planning. As Art Kleiner described in the The Age of Heretics , Wack had “a lifelong preoccupation with the art of what he called ‘seeing.'”

Scenario Planning 12

Scenario Planning Strategic Planning Kleiner Management 12

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

” In their seminal HBR piece , Paul Leinwand, Cesare Mainardi, and Art Kleiner outlined what senior leaders must do to close the strategy-to-execution gap. As the Japanese proverb goes, “Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.” employee engagement) and actual dialogue.

Execution 13

Execution Strategy Team Succession 13

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

When you are ready to raise money, scratch Sequoia, Kleiner, and maybe one or two other top dogs off your preview list. Some of these might be surprising or seem hard to follow. But, in my experience, they're good medicine. Never start your fundraising process by meeting the top funds first. This is non-negotiable.

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Venture Capitalist Advice Venture Funding Incubator 15

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 18, 2014

Public funders — the various state economic development agencies — don’t care about opportunities in the abstract, either, but about opportunities that create jobs, particularly where unemployment is raging. Vaunted valley VC, Eugene Kleiner said it well: “ The time to eat the hors d’oeuvres is when they’re being passed round.”

Finance 8

Finance Company How To Kleiner 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2011

GE and its venture capital (VC) partners such as Kleiner Perkins and Rockport Capital have invested $134 million (of $200 million allocated) in a small selection of these businesses. As many have pointed out, the horse-and-buggy companies did not develop the car. In 12 months, GE received an astonishing 5,000 business plans.

Innovation 11

Innovation Kleiner Entrepreneur Brand 11