Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2012

including CNOOC's attempt to purchase Unocal in 2005 and Huawei's attempt to buy 3Leaf Systems in 2011. Failed deals impose significant out-of-pocket costs (financial advisory fees and due diligence expenses) and take up a lot of management time and energy, distracting many senior managers from important line responsibilities.

Due Diligence 14

Due Diligence Strategic Planning Politics Bottom-up 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 5, 2016

But peruse some of the recent headlines about Iran , and you might wonder whether the market’s potential was overstated. However, despite a weakened economy, political tensions, market uncertainty, and the lingering effects of sanctions, Iran remains an important opportunity for multinationals in emerging markets.

Tourism 8

Tourism Banking Due Diligence Hotels 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2016

LTCM was founded, in 1994, by some of the best minds in finance theory, including two Nobel Prize winners. It has at least 21 data science systems , which include several supply chain optimization systems, an inventory forecasting system, a sales forecasting system, a profit optimization system, a recommendation engine, and many others.

Strategy 8

Strategy Supply Chain Technology Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

At the time, though, we were just in search of a new approach to building a sustainable business in that critical but often difficult market. In fact, you could say (and many did) that our previous attempts had failed, in that we hadn’t established a sustained market position. Things hadn’t gone well up until that point.

Chief Financial Officer 8

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2017

Then, via price dynamics determined by market supply and demand, the value is settled on by the network of participants, rather than by a central authority or government. ICOs are the Wild West of financing — they sit in a grey zone where the U.S. Insight Center. Business in the Era of Blockchain. Transparency with Pseudonymity.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Due Diligence Finance Long-term 8

Strategy Driven

MARCH 28, 2016

A market that wants a great product (Product-Market Fit). A well formulated Go-To-Market Strategy. It took years for Apple to gain traction despite offering what critics consider to be a superior operating system. Go-To-Market Strategy planning and budgeting is just as vital to a successful launch as the product itself.

Productivity 50

Productivity Products Marketing Strategy Budgeting 50

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2017

Our global financial system moves trillions of dollars a day and serves billions of people. But the system is rife with problems, adding cost through fees and delays, creating friction through redundant and onerous paperwork, and opening up opportunities for fraud and crime. Transparency with Pseudonymity.

Finance 8

Finance IPO Banking Venture Capitalist 8