Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Small startup firms are already developing proprietary technologies — such as machine vision, deep learning, and other innovations —– that could help large investors evaluate opportunities and risks with far greater accuracy and efficiency than was previously possible. But right now that’s not happening.

Operations 8

Operations Intangible Assets Venture Capitalist Hedge 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Contrast Walmart’ $160 billion of hard assets for its $300 billion valuation against Facebook’s $9 billion dollars of hard assets for its $500 billion valuation. The economic purpose of these intangible investments is no different than that of an industrial company’s factories and buildings.

Company 8

Company Intangible Assets Depreciation IPO 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 29, 2016

And equipment must be maintained in a world that is becoming virtual and augmented by technology (VR and AR). In some cases, these assets are preventing companies from adapting, and weighing them down. that companies own compared to other assets. For example, Health Technology had an average multiple of 5.1,

Company 8

Company Intangible Assets Business Model Supply Chain 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 3, 2015

Today, however, by exploiting new digital technologies, firms like Apple, Lending Club, and AirBnB have made customer co-creation of value central to their business models and in doing so now rank among the world’s most innovative and valuable firms. Over its lifetime, the app store has generated more than $25 billion for developers.

CRM 8

CRM Brand Business Model Intangible Assets 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

Second, for small and rapid-growth technology companies, the problem is compounded by the fact that, while rich in intangible assets, they typically lack the kind of collateral (equipment, inventory, real estate, etc.) We are seeing safeguards and screening systems to mitigate default rates being developed by PEPP and Boefly.

Intangible Assets 8

Intangible Assets Venture Capitalist White Paper Real Estate 8

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 19, 2018

Even outside of the tech sector, the employment of more software developers is associated with a greater increase in industry concentration, and this relationship appears to be causal. All of this suggests that technology, and specifically software, is behind the growing dominance of big companies. Most industries in the U.S.

Software 8

Software Company Competitive Advantage Henderson 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Most of them focus on digitalization specifically and on communications technology, though some attention continues to be paid to transportation infrastructure (e.g., For more than 150 years now, new technologies have been touted as making the world one. Parag Khanna’s Connectography ).

Globalization 8

Globalization Offshoring Intangible Assets Tacit Knowledge 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 28, 2016

New workers embarking on their careers are finding that their education is incomplete in many areas essential to our technology-driven lives today. While all of these are contributing factors, the major factor, in our view, is the deflationary effect of technology, which our measurement systems fail to account for.

GDP 8

GDP Wilde Intangible Assets GAAP 8