Harvard Business Review

JULY 27, 2017

From 2012 to 2015, the number of global corporate venture capital deals almost doubled, and their investments quadrupled, to $29.1 Among the 30 top companies in seven of the largest industries, almost half had a VC-fueled accelerator in 2015, up from just 2% in 2010.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 16, 2016

By the mid-1980’s, the American semiconductor industry seemed like it was doomed. So in 1986, the American government created SEMATECH , a consortium of government agencies, research institutions and private industry. Much like cars and electronics, microchips seemed destined to become another symbol of American decline.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 28, 2013

Like a venture capitalist, he said if these experiments delivered on their goals, more funding would follow. MBA programs today are minting not just captains of industry, but also crusaders for social good. From this, the Social Enterprise Initiative was born.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 28, 2013

Shale gas will allow the US to be energy independent, create an export industry, and reduce energy costs. Lower costs are already making some industrial sectors more competitive. Banks are now adequately capitalized and are beginning to lend, and venture capitalists are as hungry as ever. Your leadership is crucial.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Every industry will soon be driven by digitization and every winning company will be using algorithms, or mathematical rules for processing information, to shape the end-to-end customer experience. Venture capitalists have their radar out for and provide ample resources for the catalysts to scale up very quickly.

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Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2015

Within EB, Merck first created a Global Health Innovation Fund and then a Healthcare Services and Solution unit to identify, develop, and operate nascent opportunities that fit that thesis. But translating an experimentation mindset to the relevant industry conditions is key for innovation in a large corporation.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 6, 2015

If this new crop of Chief Innovation Officers, company-bred venture capitalists, and creative catalysts can’t prove that they’re moving the needle on things that actually matter to their employer, their jobs will almost certainly evaporate. Beneath that question is a very real worry. Alignment can take a while.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Beyond shipping new features on a regular cadence and keeping the peace between engineering and the design team, the best PMs create products with strong user adoption that have exponential revenue growth and perhaps even disrupt an industry. So, what should you consider if you’re thinking of pursuing a PM role? Core Competencies.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 24, 2016

We confirmed this observation by developing a database of all public companies in the global stock markets and tracking their performance over 25 years. Some of the most successful venture capitalists, like Andreesen Horowitz have been quite vocal about their strong preference for investing in businesses where the founder is the CEO.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 17, 2014

To get everyone to agree on a realistic goal, we suggest picking a year far enough in the future that people feel safe discussing what needs to happen by that time but not so far away that uncertainty about technological or market developments would render a discussion meaningless. You can also use publicly available industry benchmarks.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

When it comes to stepping up to leadership, your network is a tool for identifying new strategic opportunities and attracting the best people to them. Your relationships are also the best way to change with your environment and industry, even if your formal role or assignment has not changed. The list goes on.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

In May of 2005, Yahoo CEO Terry Semel, cofounder Jerry Yang, corporate development executive Toby Coppel, and I — I was then chief financial officer of the Silicon Valley internet company — went on what would turn out to be a fateful trip to China. The company was owned by management, venture capitalists, and SoftBank.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2018

In a parallel development, the number of companies listed on U.S. The number of listed firms can decline because of three developments: 1) bankruptcy, failure, or closure of listed firms, 2) delisting of firms going private or acquired, and 3) decrease in number of initial public offerings (IPOs). westend61/Getty Images.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 4, 2012

After working in a fast-growing company as COO, he accepted an offer from venture capitalists to start his own company. His passion, strategic and analytical brilliance, and relentless focus on practical results made him a rare, virtually unstoppable force in industry. A chief executive had a dilemma. So what was his problem?

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 10, 2013

But such expectations are unrealistic in many industries. In the early stages, incubation and launch, historically venture capitalists and angels (in addition to the "friends, families and fools" beloved of the entrepreneurship literature) have provided seed funds for organizations to develop an idea.

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Harvard Business Review

JULY 14, 2011

Networks are essential for collaboration , innovation, and career development. Third, your network will help you evolve with your environment and industry, even if your formal role or assignment has not changed. Get in touch with a venture capitalist. Find out how he or she thinks about leadership and innovation.

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Great Leadership By Dan

MAY 4, 2017

There are two types of PR firms: “upstream” strategic firms that have a seat at the big table in developing positioning and messaging, and “downstream” implementation firms. You can never have enough content, so start developing—and reviewing—it the moment your positioning is finalized. Website UX trumps brand.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2010

So Acumen finds entrepreneurs on site in the developing world, funds them, teaches them and pushes them to build really big organizations. As a result, stores in the developing world tend to be stocked with the classic, the tried and true, because people buy refills of previous purchases, not the new.

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Harvard Business Review

APRIL 28, 2014

Taking this into consideration, only five of the 53 award-winning and best selling cases actually describe the leadership of an actual women protagonist – about 9%. We identified four key areas where gender plays a huge role: Women protagonists are mostly found in “pink” industries, organizations, or roles. who speak to each other.

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Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2016

Mission-oriented thinking could also be used to develop technology roadmaps for the 17 sustainable development goals. Sometimes these investments succeed (Tesla), sometimes they fail (Solyndra) — but any venture capitalist will tell you this is normal. billion in public support.

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