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VCs See Gold Rush in the HR Tech Scene

HR Digest

Core HR software is projected to peak at a CAGR of 9.4% Core HR software is projected to peak at a CAGR of 9.4% It’s the need to diversify and innovate this space that is driving crazy money. These VCs deals are auspicious news for companies seeking innovative solutions to address their human resources challenges.

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How We Think About Innovation at Cisco

Harvard Business Review

In the manufacturing sector alone, market intelligence firm IDC expects the IoT market to grow to about $100 billion by 2018, a five-year combined annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18%. Gartner predicts that there will be more than 6.4 To keep up, new standards, architectures, and infrastructures will have to develop at the same pace.

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Research Shows That Smaller M&A Deals Work Out Better

Harvard Business Review

WPP began the period in the middle of the pack, with an average economic profit of $8 million, but ended with a top-quintile-worthy $677 million and saw an 11% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) in total shareholder return over the decade. Axel Springer followed a similar path. Making M&A Part of a Combination Play.

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3 Reasons Global Firms Should Keep Investing in India

Harvard Business Review

Amazon’s CEO Jeff Bezos and Renault’s CEO Carlos Ghosn are in India for the long-term, as a hub for middle-of-the–pyramid innovations that can serve all emerging and even developed markets. Amazon’s India CEO Amit Agarwal and Renault’s India CEO Sumit Sawhney have considerable autonomy to innovate in India.

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There Is Such a Thing as Too Much Incentive for Entrepreneurs

Harvard Business Review

Let''s say you earn $4 million after 5 years on the $100K you put in; assuming you give up $500K in total salary, this is a 100% CAGR). Disruptive innovation Entrepreneurship' But venture capitalists need to target a 10X return and gladly tolerate a higher chance of failure in exchange for a greater expected payoff.