Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2017

For years, AWS has invested in driving developer and company adoption of its platform by driving down prices and introducing low cost features to make developer’s lives easier. That ecosystem investment reinforces the value proposition and drives more developer adoption. The Refresher: Net Present Value.

Collison 9

Collison Net Present Value Company Short-term 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2012

It tends to be short-term, uses familiar (traditional) metrics and development systems like Stage Gate. When forced to present familiar metrics for truly out-of-the-box "beginning" ideas, work teams develop what our friend Jay Paap calls "Imaginary Numbers." They must also be willing to see value in absurdity.

Process 15

Process Innovation Stage-Gate Net Present Value 15

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

Business students have traditionally considered net present value, payback period, and hurdle rates as necessary tools to determine which project to select. Some of these ideas contradict traditional financial thinking whereas others seem highly controversial or pessimistic.

Report 8

Report GAAP Net Present Value CFO 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2012

Hsieh and his team highlight the importance of "serendipitous connections" in enabling this effort to succeed, and are working hard to facilitate such encounters. And they develop great relationships, less through obsequies and architected targeting, but by naturally, authentically, and generously giving and caring about people.

Net Present Value 15

Net Present Value Entrepreneur Strategic Fit Open-book 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

In our work with clients across dozens of sectors over more than five years, we have found that the strongest CMO/CFO partnerships develop when both parties undertake five actions: 1. CFOs are more interested in capital investment estimates, net present values, and a clear outline of the trade-offs of any investment.

CFO 8

CFO Short-term Long-term Benchmarking 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Its new management team took over an organization that was bureaucratic, overstaffed, and bleeding cash. The team decided to adopt a simple-rules approach to the work ahead. Accordingly, the management team identified capital budgeting as a critical bottleneck keeping the company from achieving its objectives.

Strategy 8

Strategy Proposal Guidelines Net Present Value 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2015

In financial engineering, PE investors provide strong equity incentives to the management teams of their portfolio companies. In operational engineering, PE firms develop industry and operating expertise that they bring to bear to add value to their portfolio companies. What about once PE firms make an investment?

CAPM 8

CAPM Discounted Cash Flow Company Rate of Return 8