Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

I've followed the greening of the retail giant fairly closely for years, so I wasn't expecting a lot of new information from Bedore, Walmart's Senior Director of Business Strategy and Sustainability. We worship internal rates of return (IRR) to our detriment. So it shouldn't be a surprise that Walmart is doing this.

ROI 13

ROI IRR Power Payback Period 13

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2014

Lafley’s bold pare is part of a strategy to dramatically improve P&G’s financial performance by doubling down on the roughly 80 brands that generate 95% of the company’s profits and 90% of its sales. Innovation Strategy' ” Does the leaner, meaner, and refocused Lafley 2.0 Lafley 2.0

Brand 8

Brand DCF IRR NPV 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 15, 2012

For every 10 investments, a good firm may have one defining investment, returning hundreds of percent in IRR. Venture investors look for home runs. They invest millions in the hopes of achieving billions in returns. However, the public market investor is looking for very different opportunities.

IPO 13

IPO Advertising IRR Venture Funding 13