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Two Ways to Break into India’s Consumer Market

Harvard Business Review

While India is the fastest growing major economy in the world today, some foreign companies are still struggling to enter the market there. To enter the Indian market with more profitability, multinational companies would benefit by creative use of the country’s supply chain and the explosive growth of its online channel.

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Research: How Cloud Computing Changed Venture Capital

Harvard Business Review

So an innovation that changes the cost of experiments changes the landscape for venture funding. This fall in the cost of starting businesses dramatically impacted the way in which VCs manage their portfolios.

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How a Startup Accelerator at Boston Children’s Hospital Helps Doctors Launch Companies

Harvard Business Review

It has accelerated nine projects and spun three of them out as start-up companies that have secured over $2 million in venture funding. Many of them could not handle the highly diverse projects that we wanted to support — from algorithms to apps to devices. Build a diverse team. Insight Center. Sponsored by Optum.

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The Danger of Turning Cynical About Silicon Valley

Harvard Business Review

An increasing number of critiques have been mounted in publications as diverse as The New Republic , The Weekly Standard , and Wired (to name only a few) based on charges of sexism, conspicuous consumption, inequality, and an attitude toward government and social problems ranging from naivete to disdain. economy and on employment.