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A Quiet Revolution in Clean-Energy Finance

Harvard Business Review

A star example is Google, which raised a mere $40 million in private funding before its IPO at a $23 billion valuation. While there has not been a defining exit in clean energy akin to the "Netscape moment" for the internet, there have been numerous recent IPOs in the biofuels sector.

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Blinded by Facebook

Harvard Business Review

When big business leaders think about social media they tend to focus on three things: innovative technologies, marketing applications, and IPOs — the three factors that make Facebook and Twitter so hot. 15,000), a website, pirated films of wildlife massacres that were "youtubed", and a network of supporters in online forums.

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A Simple Way to Test Your Company’s Strategic Alignment

Harvard Business Review

Strategic alignment, for us, means that all elements of a business — including the market strategy and the way the company itself is organized — are arranged in such a way as to best support the fulfillment of its long-term purpose. But corporate leaders today seem to agree that strategic alignment is high on the list.

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Twitter Isn’t Just Another Social Company

Harvard Business Review

Last week, Twitter’s management subtly let the world know of their upcoming IPO in 140 characters or less. And in almost all of these cases, Twitter is just being thrown into the role of the next social tech IPO. Conversely, for a competitor to enter Skype’s market and steal me away (i.e., A simple, succinct message.

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