Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

The market caps of just four companies, Apple, Alphabet, Amazon, and Microsoft, now exceed $3 trillion. Their combined assets of $944 billion are an order of magnitude lower than the combined assets of $7,700 billion of the largest 3,177 companies in 1986, when the aggregate market capitalization reached $3 trillion for the first time.

Report 8

Report GAAP Net Present Value CFO 8

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. You can invest iteratively.

Innovation 8

Innovation Execution Net Present Value Open-book 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

This can be quantified by analyzing the extent to which the share prices of S&P 500 firms are driven by a firm’s present value of future growth options (PVGO) rather than cash flow from current operations. Eventually the company is likely to be out of touch with changing market requirements. Cultivate ambidexterity.

Company 8

Company Succession Maturity Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2012

Can we get to the market without any technological miracles? Which possibilities could cause the most damage to the plan? Is the testing plan well thought out? A small decision-making team can come to consensus about the right plans to take forward. If you don't have an innovation strategy , go and create one.).

Company 15

Company Net Present Value How To Proposal 15