Harvard Business Review

JULY 20, 2017

A123 Systems promised to be a clean tech success with a soaring IPO in 2009. Much of corporate venturing today is fragmented and ad hoc. We often observe a wide-ranging set of initiatives and investments operating independently, and in some cases, even competitively. We hear about these issues often.

Innovation 9

Innovation Productivity Products Venture Capitalist 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 26, 2011

Many venture capitalists are limiting their investments to the "demand-side" — aimed at reducing energy use — rather than investing in startups trying to change the way we produce energy. A star example is Google, which raised a mere $40 million in private funding before its IPO at a $23 billion valuation.

Energy 10

Energy Finance IPO Biotechnology 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 1, 2017

After all, most financial intermediaries themselves rely on a dizzying, complex, and costly array of intermediaries to run their own operations. This industry supports a number of intermediaries, such as investment bankers, exchange operators, auditors, lawyers, and crowd-funding platforms (such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo).

Finance 8

Finance IPO Banking Venture Capitalist 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Once enough technologists and startups are concentrated in one place, that place becomes a magnet for venture capitalists and more talent. In 2014, for example, 18 IPOs raised a record-breaking $9.8 So how do Israeli ventures scale up? Israel’s early embrace of tech and VC continues to pay off. billion in 2013.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Marketing IPO 8