Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 8, 2015

. “There has to be an appropriate culture of freedom to fail,” Petraeus advises, “as long as failure (as well as success) is followed by a very careful after-action review, to understand what transpired, why it happened, and then how to reduce the chances of it happening in the future.”

Uncertainty 8

Uncertainty Decentralization Venture Capitalist After Action Review 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Smart venture capitalists invest in a portfolio of startups with different risk profiles and timeframes for returns. IBM leadership must have the courage to quickly modify or even eliminate the ones that aren’t working according to plan. They know how to achieve product/market fit and which ideas to pursue later on.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Short-term ROI Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2015

But as investment increases, many companies are struggling with a challenging question: how do you know whether your chosen innovation strategy is actually bearing fruit? Some examples: how many employees have been trained in “lean startup” methodology, or how many new product ideas are currently being researched.

Metrics 8

Metrics Innovation Company Stage-Gate 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

A PM with a high EQ has strong relationships within their organization and they have a keen sense of how to navigate both internal and external hurdles to ship a great product. The best PMs know how to push hard on the right priorities, with urgency, but without conveying a sense of panic or stress. Company Fit.

Productivity 8

Productivity Products Core Competence Management 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 12, 2017

The only thing that surprises me about the recent furor over sexual harassment by Silicon Valley venture capitalists is that people are surprised. Some Silicon Valley firms are turning to sexual harassment training as a solution. It’s to replace loudership with real leadership. I’m not discouraging that.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Workshop Diversity Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2014

When Chinese students first took to the streets of Beijing in April 1989 — initially to mourn the death of reformist former Premier Hu Yaobang, then to protest for more democracy — nobody in the Chinese leadership seemed to have been planning for it to end with tanks rolling into Tiananmen Square.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Politics Long-term Learning-by-Doing 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2014

But one obvious entry point into is the information provided by The Case Centre on award-winning and best-selling cases that are used across thousands of business schools and training programs. These teaching notes are widely used to guide instructors on how to approach the cases in the classroom. Pink topics. who speak to each other.

Case Study 10

Case Study Venture Capitalist Education Fashion 10