N2Growth Blog
MAY 3, 2021
Darrin had spent the last decade reinventing this sleepy bank—revamping the bank’s finances, providing liquidity to investors, raining new capital, and doubling down on operational efficiencies—and turning the organization into a regional bank that people truly admired. One thing was certain in Darrin’s mind.
Harvard Business Review
OCTOBER 26, 2011
It's easy to see why VCs have soured on the sector: the traditional VC model is based on high-risk, capital-efficient business models with the potential for huge exit valuations. A star example is Google, which raised a mere $40 million in private funding before its IPO at a $23 billion valuation.
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Harvard Business Review
MAY 11, 2016
They operate platforms that make it easy and efficient for participants to connect and exchange value. And then many other companies that have IPO’d in the last decade, like Visa, which connects cardholders and merchants, and Facebook, which connects friends, advertisers, and developers.
Harvard Business Review
MAY 30, 2013
Instead, "Lean" is a mindset that can be applied in any situation — even those that are extremely capital intensive — to test as efficiently as possible, and iterate accordingly. Investors are involved for the long haul, understanding that startup managers will have to experiment and fail along the way to a successful IPO.
Harvard Business Review
JUNE 28, 2017
The TC Heartland decision will force trolls to work where their targets’ headquarters or primary operations are based, but for most firms that includes Delaware. Golden , we propose such a solution and show that it would also help bolster high-quality lawsuits brought by small innovators.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 12, 2017
India, with its 462 million internet users , has a digital economy representing arguably the greatest market potential for global players ; however, it operates in multiple languages and multiple infrastructure challenges, despite the government having taken sweeping actions that affect the digital market.
Harvard Business Review
SEPTEMBER 10, 2015
In 2014, for example, 18 IPOs raised a record-breaking $9.8 We selected this benchmark because it reflects the phase in which companies have proven product viability, achieved initial product/market fit, and are now expanding sales and growing more complex operations. billion, compared to just $1.2 billion in 2013.
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