Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2017

Few executives appear prepared for the challenges of digital M&A. When we recently interviewed top M&A executives in Europe about their experience, fully three-quarters of them said that digital disruption has had a relatively large impact or even requires a complete overhaul of their M&A strategy. Insight Center.

Due Diligence 8

Due Diligence Company Learning Curve Finance 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2016

AlphaGo’s success is emblematic of a broader trend: An explosion of data and advances in algorithms have made technology smarter than ever before. In addition to executing well-defined tasks, technology is starting to address broader, more ambiguous problems. Remember Long-Term Capital Management ?

Strategy 8

Strategy Supply Chain Technology Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2014

Based on many years as a business founder, advisor, and investor, I would argue that getting the green light has as much to do with understanding human nature as it does with business fundamentals and finances. Our champion, Pete, was a mid-level executive tasked with bringing gaming opportunities to AT&T.

Stephenson 14

Stephenson Due Diligence Finance Wireless 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2016

The country’s urbanized and large middle class has maintained a strong preference for foreign-made products despite restrictions due to U.S. Senior executives should not lose perspective on the enormous opportunities in Iran, but they must be prepared to navigate some serious challenges. sanctions and a fragile economy.

Tourism 8

Tourism Banking Due Diligence Hotels 8

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. On the finance and deal side, we also felt a strong kinship with Tsai.

Chief Financial Officer 15

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 16, 2016

Focus on the specific opportunity, and do the necessary research, due diligence, and soul-searching to figure out whether that particular job is right for you. To help bring cool new technology to the world? Uncovering the right opportunity, he says, is “a matter of investing the time and doing due diligence.”

Due Diligence 15

Due Diligence How To Learning-by-Doing Case Study 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2012

The conduct of due diligence in the ventures raising money will render crowdfunding prohibitively expensive and thus impractical. Due diligence is too expensive. If investment complexity makes crowdfunding untenable, then the need for due diligence makes it too expensive. Crowds are frequently stupid.

Due Diligence 17

Due Diligence Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Short-term 17