The Horizons Tracker

JUNE 29, 2020

New research from IESE makes the case for corporate venturing to help rectify the situation and bring more academic excellence to market. The paper highlights how corporate venturing is a rapidly expanding endeavor, and corporate investments in startups have grown from 980 in 2013 to 3,232 per year today. Crossing the valley.

Venture Funding 89

Venture Funding GDP Incentives Innovation 89

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2017

It has accelerated nine projects and spun three of them out as start-up companies that have secured over $2 million in venture funding. But only 34% were actively piloting a digital technology in clinical practice. It offers mentoring, development support, and funding customized to each project’s needs.

Health Care 9

Health Care Company Innovation Entrepreneur 9

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

A good idea faces so many obstacles en route to market today that it''s a wonder we have any innovative products at all. Two in particular are corporate venture funds, which invest in start-ups outside companies'' walls, and internal idea contests. Corporate R&D too often focuses on refining technologies that are already in use.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Venture Funding Innovation Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 10, 2013

A good idea faces so many obstacles en route to market today that it’s a wonder we have any innovative products at all. Two in particular are corporate venture funds, which invest in start-ups outside companies’ walls, and internal idea contests. But cutting back on research funding doesn’t work either.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Venture Funding Innovation Incentives 8

Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2016

With the rapid development of the Internet of Things , incorporating up-to-the-minute digital technology has become critical to its product innovation. The technologies and processes that are transforming companies. But it turns out these methods don’t just have to do with technology and operations. Sponsored by Accenture.

Morale 12

Morale Metrics Motivation Venture Funding 12

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2011

Editor's note: This post is part of a three-week series examining educational innovation and technology, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. One of the most poignant summaries of the market for innovative technology solutions in education is that it is forever in its infancy.

Education 15

Education Innovation Entrepreneur Venture Funding 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2014

Even what appears to be a small investment risk can turn into a big one, especially when information technology comes into play. The company was hell-bent on entering a new market but knew it had to automate its warehouse to do so. The project budget paid for the software and not a lot more. Forecasting acumen.

CFO 8

CFO Venture Funding IPO Retail 8