Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 7, 2018

More recently, it has gained attention as a way to finance new ventures, through what is known as an Initial Coin Offering (ICO). Less noticed, though, is ICOs appear almost antithetical to the standard approach to financing a risky venture. In fact, ICOs have upended the conventional pattern of staged experimentation and fundraising.

Cost 8

Cost Decentralization Finance Entrepreneur 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2018

When they suggest initiatives, the projects only get a green light if they fit the formal organizational agenda. finance, mineral processing, geology). This evolution demands organizational and managerial maturity and can take decades. This will give new roles resources, authority and a clear focus to advance specific projects.

Positioning 11

Positioning Company Succession Supply Chain 11

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 6, 2018

Instead they are waiting for the technology to mature and for expertise in AI to become more widely available. It’s true that some technologies need further development, but some (like traditional machine learning) are quite mature and have been available in some form for decades. We think this is a bad idea.

Company 8

Company Maturity System Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

However, this varies dramatically based on organizations’ digital maturity. So, how are more digitally mature IT departments leading the way in transformation? The Questions IT Should Be Asking to Empower Employees. The Business Benefits of a Hybrid Cloud Platform. Only 16 percent say that they are part of the same organization.

Technology 8

Technology Organization Content Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 29, 2012

making changes to my business projections by starting small. That's why most investments in Africa are in mature industries like oil & gas, real estate, and finance, among others. They all asked exit strategy questions and my answer, naively, was that we would grow revenue and share profits! and run it from your own country.

Entrepreneur 13

Entrepreneur Exit Strategy Development Real Estate 13

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2018

But here are the facts: the best estimates according to the Gig Economy Data Hub, a joint project of Cornell University’s Institute of Labor Relations and the Aspen Institute, put the percentage at around 30%. That’s a lot and it’s growing. But don’t think the world as you know it is completely disappearing.

Quinn 10

Quinn Entrepreneur IPO Survey 10

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2013

For mature, large-scale, multinational companies, there is a virtuous cycle of efficiency improvements that frees up resources, which can then be deployed for growth and innovation projects. The biggest opportunities for these companies are simplification and horizontal integration projects.

Enterprise Architecture 8

Enterprise Architecture CIO Horizontal Integration Information Technology 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2013

He was not your standard internet entrepreneur — the student presenting was pitching a project to increase sub-Saharan farm income, by helping farmers shift from traditional crops to rubber trees. rubber trees take years to mature.". One of these young entrepreneurs in particular stood out. or you might not.

Company 9

Company Ries Maturity Innovation 9

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 4, 2017

The market for behavioral science is specialized and not yet mature, so your go-to consultancy may not have the expertise to advise you. If you plan for the team to be self-financing after an initial period, how long do you have to make it work — a couple of months, or a couple of years?

Company 8

Company Committee Ethics Project 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2011

Our operations departments were focused on our products and services, our finance teams on collecting payments, and our sales and business development teams on meeting short-term revenue goals. Our organizational culture wasn't optimal to say the least. But no one was looking at things from the customers' holistic perspective.

B2C 14

B2C B2B Forrester Budgeting 14

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 26, 2013

in 2012 , the outlook is far healthier than in many mature markets of Europe and North America, fueling an ongoing war for talent. Suspicious that off-rampers might take time off again, coworkers are often resentful when they return, and managers marginalize them in dead-end project work. In short, on-ramping is easy in India.

Career 9

Career Maturity Survey Education 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2015

By then their worldviews are largely formed, and at best they graft frontier market experiences onto that mature-market base. “If you are a CEO who has some large, profitable project you are shelving because of short-term worries,” he offered, “call Berkshire. Let us unburden you.”

Marketing 8

Marketing Career Wireless Decentralization 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2013

A forecast issued late in the year by The Chronicle on Philanthropy projected their collective growth at just 1 percent. On a recent trip, he briefed me on his business plan and on the school's operations with the maturity and confidence of a seasoned entrepreneur. Today, Roger is president of the school, elected by his peers.

Microfinance 8

Microfinance Rogers Tourism Engineering 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

By the same token, when these same companies talk about the "quality of their current research pipeline," they have no way of knowing what will actually make it to market since over 95% of drug projects fail. Financial firms that report quarterly earnings are probably jumping the gun with their results.

Short-term 14

Short-term Pharmaceuticals Long-term Maturity 14

N2Growth Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Rebel Brown : I began to realize that regardless of my client’s size or market focus, from early stage to small business to enterprise, I was constantly having to deal with the same challenges in thinking and planning, before we could focus on the project objectives. As humans we are Natural Born Gravity Machines.

Open-book 272

Open-book Greenleaf Blog Marketing 272

Strategy Driven

MARCH 2, 2012

For project purchases, such as printing, graphic production, video production and materials creation, consultants customarily mark up slightly, to cover bank financing and handling costs. What is their maturity level? How do they meet deadlines, initiate projects and offer ideas beyond the obvious?

Consultative 60

Consultative Short-term Budgeting Strategic Planning 60

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 21, 2017

Respondents emphasized that the skills required by a founder change as their venture matures. ” Finance is less important. Finance received the second lowest priority score of the 10 skills areas. ” However, a few respondents made a strong case for learning about finance. Several themes emerged.

Engineering 13

Engineering Finance Survey Technology 13

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 20, 2015

One result is that they keep their cards close to their chests about what they are looking for (at first), while expecting you to reveal everything – your finances, pricing, ownership, human resources, production processes, quality assurance, customer service procedures, KPIs, and existing customers.

Supply Chain 8

Supply Chain Collins Golden Handcuff Pharmaceuticals 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 15, 2016

” In less mature economies and fragile regions of the world, entrepreneurs are just as, if not more, critical to livelihoods and development. Among the initial findings : more effective programs emphasize communication skills, networking, and organizational structure over developing finance and accounting skills.

Microfinance 8

Microfinance Policies Entrepreneur NGO 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2017

In effect, they all had skin in the game, which remains one of the most elusive elements of modern finance. When we buy an insurance policy at an individual household level or for a large, complex business or project, the only items that seal the deal are some papers with promissory statements.

Insurance 11

Insurance Industry Policies Market Penetration 11

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 13, 2015

Market maturity: Salespeople in mature markets focus on protecting business with existing customers, while salespeople in growing markets tend to focus on new customer acquisition. Provide wisdom, experience, and project team members who could help businesses execute the frameworks.

Globalization 8

Globalization System Incentives Guidelines 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 14, 2014

Its IPO in 1999 was a sensation ; by autumn 2000 its market capitalization topped $65 billion and the ratio of its stock price to the next year’s projected earnings was a staggering 483. But lately it’s been looking a lot like a mature substantial, profitable company. Finance Tech industry Technology' Maybe it’s both.

Hedge 8

Hedge Chief Technology Officer Maturity IPO 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 24, 2012

The following table, based on IMF projections, is a list of the top 20 global economic powers (by GDP): Other mature but smaller democracies have huge debt-to-GDP ratios as well, including Greece (166), Ireland (109), and Portugal (106). And many of the world's top debt holders are its largest and most powerful democracies.

GDP 11

GDP Maturity Gordon Short-term 11

N2Growth Blog

MAY 17, 2010

If you don't have consistent data and results to prove your expertise, and I don't mean one project, but multiple for many years, then don't practice. If you can prove the results, like improved market share, increased employee engagement, increased customer retention, then you have proven you know what you are doing.

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Blog Leadership Consultative Follow-up 293