Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 23, 2018

Truth is, you can have the right portfolio of investments, the right metrics and governance, the right stage-gate development process, and the right talent on the right teams — but if you don’t design the right handoffs between your teams, all of that planning falls apart. How do you prevent a drop-off? The Architect.

Project 8

Project Innovation Team Stage-Gate 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 3, 2016

Moreover, many notable founders, including Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg, dropped out of college. The challenge is convincing all those talented individuals seeking finance and consulting positions to take the leap into starting a new venture. First Round looked at the impact of alma mater on company performance.

Succession 8

Succession Entrepreneur Stage-Gate Due Diligence 8

Miles Anthony Smith

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

One myth for me is that creating unique content for a matrix of each stage of the buying journey for each distinct customer segment is simply not sustainable for most companies. Not every company should be focusing on a blog right out of the gate. This is where you should devote 80% of your project time. Just do it.

Marketing 105

Marketing Content Audience Brand 105

Rajesh Setty

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

This is an ambitious project and it’s not surprising because it’s founded by ever enterprising Sramana Mitra. Through the Entrepreneur Journeys project, I have come to conclude that the most vulnerable phase in an entrepreneur’s life is the pre-$1 million revenue stage. This is where numerous ventures fail.

Entrepreneur 54

Entrepreneur Stage-Gate Finance Incubator 54

Harvard Business Review

MAY 30, 2017

“Clearly all of this reflects some sober reevaluation of the VC role in cleantech finance,” said Mark Muro, a senior fellow at Brookings, adding that “We’ve maybe asked too much of VC.” In 2011, cleantech represented nearly 17% of total U.S. VC investment; in 2016 it was under 8%.

Stage-Gate 9

Stage-Gate Kleiner Energy Proposal 9