Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 16, 2011

The best way to manage a fledgling business is for managers to be impatient for profit but patient for growth. First, when a business is impatient for profit, managers are forced to validate their assumptions and demonstrate that customers are fundamentally willing to pay an acceptable price for the company's offering.

Christensen 20

Christensen Fixed Costs Metrics Venture Funding 20

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 23, 2013

Many of them started off selling merchandise from their apartments or homes, and some evolved to become power sellers. Today there are hundreds of thousands of people around the world making their living selling merchandise on eBay. Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android have fueled a global bonanza in app development. Most stagnate.

Business Incubator 9

Business Incubator Incubator Company Merchandising 9

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 23, 2015

Jessica Sklar, then the band’s intern and now Machine Shop’s Chief Strategy Officer, evolved the online discussions into in-person meet-ups and events at concerts, developing what came to be known as the “Linkin Park Underground.” of course). Beyond Music. and Harajuku Lovers.

Business Model 8

Business Model Merchandising Restructuring Fashion 8