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Entrepreneurs Need a Better Way to Cash Out

Harvard Business Review

The most successful, visionary entrepreneurs dream not of millions of dollars, but of a world where their products change culture. Big acquirers cash out founders, management teams get folded into big organizations, cashflows disappoint, and visions flounder. Meanwhile, strategic acquisitions sometime work well, but often don’t.

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How Smart CEOs Use Social Tools to Their Advantage

Harvard Business Review

Big data and analytics can make organizations more efficient and agile by empowering middle-level and far-flung managers to make decisions and seize business opportunities that previously required scarce data and executive approval. Leadership & Managing people Technology Managing yourself'

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