The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 15, 2020

Indeed, venture capitalist Paul Graham once quipped that he rarely backed any entrepreneur older than 32. “These findings are consistent with theories in which key entrepreneurial resources (such as human capital, financial capital, and social capital) accumulate with age, ” the researchers explain.

Entrepreneur 100

Entrepreneur Venture Capitalist Library Proposal 100

LDRLB

NOVEMBER 7, 2010

CEOs could enlist individuals who posses these traits for their top management teams and could give them prominent roles in specific strategic domains…Venture capitalists could use these personality measurements in predicting the success of SMEs operating in dynamic industries and thus, in making investment decisions (p.

CEO 118

CEO P&L Company Venture Capitalist 118

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2017

The problem is far more insidious than those articulated in venture capitalist Bill Gurley’s thoughtful CLV vivisection. Innovation must be seen as an investment in the human capital and capabilities of customers. In fact, it subverts how customers truly become more valuable over time.

Company 12

Company Venture Capitalist Workshop Metrics 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 11, 2014

The former, at least for founders who aren’t wealthy, usually means selling a stake in the company to venture capitalists in exchange for funding that can be used to pay salaries. By attracting those resources to the company, founders have a better chance of growing a more valuable company.

Venture Capitalist 9

Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur IPO Human Capital 9

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 28, 2011

Patients undergoing complex heart operations, clients getting legal advice and venture capitalists investing millions in entrepreneurial teams might understandably want to know the cognitive health of their doctors , lawyers and entrepreneurs. Is choosing ignorance a sustainable behavior for knowledge-intensive organizations?

Venture Capitalist 15

Venture Capitalist Ethics Human Capital Drucker 15

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

By venture capitalists’ individual actions, they are limiting growth and innovation. Venture capitalists are often “pattern matching”, thus actively looking for someone who looks like the successful founders of Google, FaceBook, Amazon, or Apple. That VC might not even take the meeting. But bear with me.

Venture Capitalist 9

Venture Capitalist Kleiner Entrepreneur Innovation 9

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

Titans of capitalism such as venture capitalist John Doerr and GE CEO Jeff Immelt are speaking out in favor of a price on carbon, to drive energy innovation. Winston also noted that the public discourse about sustainability is changing.

Innovation 15

Innovation Succession Porter Venture Capitalist 15