Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 4, 2010

And no specific time to log or tune in because you’ll have access to each expert interview for a full 24 hours. One new leadership expert available each day – when you want to hear them most.

Venture Capitalist 157

Venture Capitalist Leadership Workshop Mentor 157

Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2013

The importance of speaking a "foreign" language was reinforced recently when I needed a new slide depicting the gears that drive innovation for one of my speeches. While working on Wall Street, I traveled to Latin America no less than 100 times, first as a banker, then an equity analyst. When I didn''t, my idea got lost in translation.

Innovation 8

Innovation Venture Capitalist Engineering Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 26, 2018

Uber’s setback in the international market, however, wasn’t its first. To venture capitalists and the financial market, no business model is more attractive than a platform. For example, Uber and Grab link riders and drivers, Airbnb links hosts and travelers, and Amazon links shoppers and sellers.

Transportation 10

Transportation Health Care Venture Capitalist Advertising 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 27, 2014

But unlike most Japanese innovations, it did not come from a big established firm. Companies and venture capitalists chase hot markets. Entries into markets triggered more entries, and markets that saw companies fleeing went cold. Nonconformist thinking has the best potential for genius.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Venture Capitalist Business Incubator IPO 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 8, 2012

Recently, I had the privilege of moderating a conference of global entrepreneurs and venture capitalists in Mumbai — an event called Founders Forum India. As unit economics enable ever cheaper smart phones (the lowest price in the market is now $65), their penetration will rise. billion e-commerce sector, says Avendus).

Venture Capitalist 14

Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Conference Wireless 14

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

MARCH 24, 2016

Venture capitalists are head-over-heels in love with platform markets these days. Most of the so-called unicorns — startups achieving billion-dollar valuations — are platforms: markets that connects buyers, sellers, and others, with the platform standing between them. They’re not. Sponsored by Accenture.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Long-term Marketing Travel 8