Harvard Business Review

MAY 4, 2017

In the world of technology: the more of something you make, the more valuable it can become. This has led to high levels of AWS specific investment from innovators like CloudHealth Technologies, Qubole, Mapbox, and the like. That ecosystem investment reinforces the value proposition and drives more developer adoption.

Collison 10

Collison Net Present Value Company Short-term 10

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 23, 2013

Overcoming “short-term-ism”. One major blind spot for marketers to be aware of is “short-term-ism” that most analytics engender. The reality is that the majority of marketing activities have both a short- and long-term impact on sales. One consumer food brand almost fell into this short-term trap.

Marketing 12

Marketing NPV Short-term Net Present Value 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 15, 2012

At that time it was hard for PARC to understand how much we needed to invest in a new technology before approaching partners to work together in commercialization. Potential open innovation partners can't always immediately envision later-stage business opportunities from early-stage technology seeds. Net Present Value ).

Innovation 8

Innovation Execution Net Present Value Open-book 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

Rail accounted for only 20% of long-haul shipments in Brazil, compared with 80% in most countries. Any proposal, the rules said, should: remove obstacles to growing revenues, minimize up-front expenditure, provide benefits immediately (rather than paying off in the long term), and. reuse existing resources.

Strategy 8

Strategy Proposal Guidelines Net Present Value 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 27, 2017

” Laying out their data, they find that long-term oriented companies create more financial value and more jobs. I agree with their vision of a future in which more companies focus on the long term and become more productive for the world (their findings accord with my own work on the dangers of short-termism ).

Hedge 9

Hedge Short-term Long-term NPV 9