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

OCTOBER 24, 2011

The best professional managers — doing all the right things and following all the best advice — lead their companies all the way to the top of their markets in that pursuit. It had 90 days working capital on hand when he took over — in other words, Apple was only three months away from bankruptcy.

Innovation 15

Innovation Christensen CFO Productivity 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 27, 2015

The type of capital required and its source depends on the type of business, its stage of life, and its strategy for the future. A supplier might need a working capital loan to finance a big order. The types of capital generally split into two areas: Debt and Equity.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Policies Banking Innovation 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. Google has its own contender in the market, Google Voice. Its market cap has steadily grown over the same period and stood at around US$30 billion as of 2010.

Outsourcing 10

Outsourcing Wireless Telecommunications Core Competence 10

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Among the firms we identified as focused on the long term, average revenue and earnings growth were 47% and 36% higher, respectively, by 2014, and market capitalization grew faster as well. In recent years we have learned a lot about the causes of short-termism and its intensifying power. The differences were dramatic.

Long-term 8

Long-term EPS Short-term Management 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2015

The AIIB has working capital of $50 billion with potential to go as high as $100 billion – so it is, as yet, smaller than the U.S.-led billion of subscribed capital) or the Asian Development Bank ($162.8 billion of subscribed capital). and Japan are two of the most prominent players to decline membership.

Banking 8

Banking Development Policies Globalization 8

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