Harvard Business Review

JULY 26, 2018

To venture capitalists and the financial market, no business model is more attractive than a platform. For example, Uber and Grab link riders and drivers, Airbnb links hosts and travelers, and Amazon links shoppers and sellers. And what can Grab teach us about the future of platform businesses? job websites Indeed and Glassdoor.)

Transportation 10

Transportation Health Care Venture Capitalist Advertising 10

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 13, 2014

Shervin Pishevar, a venture capitalist and an investor in Couchsurfing, Getaround, Uber and other startups in this space, believes these services will have a major impact on the economics of cities; “This is a movement as important as when the web browser came out.”. Government Technology'

Business Model 9

Business Model Hotels Venture Capitalist Transportation 9

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Similarly, about one-fourth of all technology and engineering companies started in the U.S. — data from the 2012 Global Entrepreneurship Monitor showed that the vast majority of the 69 countries surveyed reported higher entrepreneurial activity among immigrants than among natives, especially in growth-oriented ventures.

Entrepreneur 8

Entrepreneur Venture Capitalist Retail Incubator 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 19, 2013

When we''re trying to implement a new idea, explore a dream, or disrupt ourselves , we often have to bridge a language gap: for example, the seemingly impenetrable dialect of technology, or the specialized lingo associated with a particular profession, jargon of venture capitalists, or even the patois of a different team within your firm.

Innovation 8

Innovation Venture Capitalist Engineering Politics 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 23, 2013

But the reality for entrepreneurs outside of the established startup meccas is a difficult one: if you start a technology business somewhere other than the San Francisco Bay area, New York, or Boston, you’re stacking the deck against yourself. There is a reason venture-backed firms account for 11% of all US employment.

IPO 9

IPO Venture Capitalist Entrepreneur Competitive Advantage 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 5, 2012

Venture capitalists are close behind. Tomorrow it may be space travel. In fact, many of the great opportunities defy definition and lie in the creative "inter-sectors": health care and the environment; real estate development and information technology and cleantech; education and mobile communications.

Innovation 15

Innovation Real Estate Entrepreneur Venture Capitalist 15

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 2, 2015

Successful UEs would be expected to become the next generation of local angel investors and venture capitalists. Although she was based in Manhattan, she traveled constantly and was a frequent keynote speaker. Put simply, Unamano aimed to build entrepreneurial ecosystems where none had existed before.

Case Study 8

Case Study Incubator Marketing Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 26, 2016

Executives and entrepreneurs from all over the world have traveled to Silicon Valley to learn the secrets of its success. We spent time with established digital players, midsize companies (including Box and Palantir), and startups, particularly those focused on FinTech and technology services. vincent tsui FOR HBR.

Venture Capitalist 8

Venture Capitalist Company Succession Long-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 7, 2015

These well-intentioned professionals travel the world in pursuit of the secret sauce of innovation. Don’t just make a beeline to the entrepreneurs and venture capitalists; get a broad multi-disciplinary cross section. Talk to venture capitalists and they, too, will tell you how essential they are in leading the charge.

Innovation 8

Innovation Planning Tourism Venture Capitalist 8