Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2011

That book is The Innovator's Dilemma by HBS Professor Clay Christensen. But what's most interesting to me isn't that The Innovator's Dilemma was on that list. Anyone familiar with Professor Christensen's work will quickly recognize the same causal mechanism at the heart of the Innovator's Dilemma: the pursuit of profit.

Innovation 15

Innovation Christensen CFO Productivity 15

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

As more people depended on him, he spent his working capital, and the business failed. When artisans have no understanding of their cash flows, they fail prey to spending a big percentage of their working capital, without meaning to, on non-business issues that usually cripple their operations. Eventually, most collapse.

Books 14

Books Guidelines Banking Telecommunications 14

Harvard Business Review

MAY 19, 2016

It became easier and easier for small enterprises to gain customer reach and awareness (along with working capital). Become a remarkable capability innovator, designing and developing your own practices that give you prowess no one else matches. Distinctive capabilities cannot be easily replicated by others.

IAM 11

IAM Productivity Products Company 11

Harvard Business Review

MAY 27, 2015

We see ourselves as risk-takers and innovators. Over the last six years the federal government funded more than 50 new regional innovation “clusters,” and across America new accelerators and entrepreneurship boot camps are proliferating. In fact, we know a lot about what works from observing this recent experimentation.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Policies Banking Innovation 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 5, 2017

However, higher accruals can reflect either innocuous aspects of certain business models, such as in the construction industry, where the time lag between earning income and realizing cash is long, or that growing firms retain higher working capital to meet greater current and future customer demand. Are all share repurchases myopic?

EPS 8

EPS Metrics Depreciation Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 8, 2012

The telecom industry has changed, and the industry dynamics will continue to shift under the pressure from social media and the power of the consumer. Due to huge capital requirements, these investments could exert considerable pressure on the working capital of the carrier company.

Outsourcing 10

Outsourcing Wireless Telecommunications Core Competence 10

Rajesh Setty

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Once the $1 million revenue milestone is crossed, entrepreneurs find it easier to find additional customers, manage working capital, and access funding, whether it is credit or equity. In my roundtables, the vast majority of entrepreneurs I work with are in this rather vulnerable pre $1 million revenue stage. Numerous lessons.

Entrepreneur 54

Entrepreneur Stage-Gate Finance Incubator 54