HR Digest

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Once upon a time, HR tech scene was as dull and vapid as getting ghosted by a recruiter in a slow job market. A handful of companies dominated the market, all them strong, pedestrian. But recent years have seen an explosion of interest in the global human resource (HR) technology market, particularly in North America.

Venture Capitalist 52

Venture Capitalist CAGR Human Resources Software 52

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2015

Anyone who has worked inside a large organization can rattle off a lengthy list of the things that regularly kill promising ideas: conflict with existing businesses, naysayers, management turmoil, insufficient resources. Here are six ways to change that. Start with a survey. At the storage and software company EMC Corp.,

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Company Due Diligence Chief Information Officer 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2015

She told the New York Times that paying above-market wages means the CEO is running Gravity “more as a charitable organization, because he could get people for less.” The IT department could get the least expensive computers and hosting services available, and marketing could buy the lowest-cost banner ads on the cheesiest sites.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Energy CEO Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Mateschitz spent considerable time overseas as a marketing salesman prior to founding Red Bull. Additionally, discrimination against immigrants in labor markets may exert pressure on them to seek self-employment. Apart from their success as entrepreneurs, they all share one distinct characteristic: extensive cross-cultural experience.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Venture Capitalist Retail Incubator 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 29, 2010

I've also had the chance to experience the world of venture capital investing through the small fund that our team in Singapore manages on behalf of the Singapore government. Chinese companies like BYD are well positioned to lead the electrical vehicle market. Innovation is, of course, an intensely human behavior.

Innovation 15

Innovation Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Gilbert 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 10, 2014

All over Silicon Valley, venture capitalists are asking entrepreneurs “How scalable is your business model?” Friedman has redesigned the way work is structured, organized, and managed to suit his employees. Find Your Market. This might involve rethinking hiring, process design, management, or organizational culture.

Company 8

Company Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Competitive Advantage 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

At the time, though, we were just in search of a new approach to building a sustainable business in that critical but often difficult market. In fact, you could say (and many did) that our previous attempts had failed, in that we hadn’t established a sustained market position. Things hadn’t gone well up until that point.

Chief Financial Officer 10

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 10