Harvard Business Review

MARCH 23, 2015

Most finance managers in both large and small businesses encounter numerous proposals for capital investments and many of the people proposing these investments don’t have a clear picture of what the return will be. Do you think they’re going to do a net present value (NPV) analysis that shows they don’t need that computer?

Finance 8

Finance NPV CFO ROI 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 9, 2012

I've written before about the Lucky Attitude that can lead to the type of circumstantial Luck that these entrepreneurs create and influence. Many of the entrepreneurs and business builders we talked to also knew how to create Luck. The foundation is humility , believing that are many new things to discover.

Net Present Value 15

Net Present Value Entrepreneur Strategic Fit Open-book 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2017

But I long for actions that go beyond admonitions to managers and boards to do better, that give both parties a better chance to stand up to capital markets players, like activist hedge funds, pressuring them to become too short-term focused. The Refresher: Net Present Value. Related Video.

Hedge 9

Hedge Short-term Long-term NPV 9