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No One Can Think Outside the Box

Harvard Business Review

A cautious or suspicious few ask due-diligence questions. You can get an extra kick out of SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportu­nities, and threats) analysis. I’ve used the financial-history exercise in my corporate workshops on strategic thinking and in my classroom. Reverse the labels.

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My First, Failed Foray into Venture Investing

Harvard Business Review

But whatever the investment, and whether I'm investing personally or professionally for the Disruptive Innovation Fund, my basic parameters are now clear. What I learned from this disastrous magazine venture is that we need to do a thorough SWOT analysis not only on the market opportunity, but also on our partners.