Leading Blog

AUGUST 16, 2018

I loved this line: “Venture capitalists have one of the greatest jobs in the world. It’s not uncommon for your competition to sell below cost in order to buy customers with their capital. And employees tend to act more like mercenaries than comrades in arms. Try to act normal. There is nothing normal about being an entrepreneur.”

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Strategy Driven

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Understanding financial news is a key part of participating in the stock market. Venture capital is also concentrated in tech startups, whereas private equity portfolios span broader industries. Unfortunately, Wall Street often describes business activities in less-than-clear terminology. What Are Advisory Firms?

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Mills Scofield

JUNE 3, 2014

As someone who works with a variety of organizations in my roles as strategy and innovation consultant, venture capitalist, professor, and mentor, this question intrigues to me. The market has a way of taking care of that. Does pursuing a social purpose require something unique to describe and structure your business?

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The Horizons Tracker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

As a result, they and their ideas may be discounted by the platform because they’re not the intended target market. At the end of the day, the reason most of these platforms are dominated by men is because all the venture capitalists and engineers and other founders are mostly men,” the researchers conclude. “If

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Strategy Driven

AUGUST 25, 2020

For some, the key to survival was calling up venture capitalists like Mark Stevens for a quick influx of cash, but not everyone was able to receive funding assistance. Since you can’t always depend on a financing source to help you out when times get tough, you need to boost your marketing plan and develop loyalty among your customers.

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Strategy Driven

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Help get funding from other sources such as banks or venture capitalists. This can make the difference in getting enough funds to purchase things like office supplies and marketing materials when you’re starting.

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The Horizons Tracker

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

As well as uncovering ideas, the program also provides a degree of support to help develop the entrepreneurial skills of entrants so that that they can bring their idea to market.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Unfair scrutiny The unique aspect of the study lies in its analysis of the on-air dynamics between the entrepreneurs and the panel of celebrity venture capitalists known as the Sharks. Her intention was to market the product to clothing stores, aiming to facilitate increased sales.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 28, 2023

It’s about transforming your vision into reality, introducing your unique offering to the market, and turning an idea into a lucrative operation. Framing Your Idea and Market Research An idea is the critical first step toward starting a small business.

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Kevin Eikenberry

OCTOBER 8, 2010

Aligning our reading (all information intake) with our stated values and goals is a topic I’d love to see put into some type of hour-long workshop (hint, hint). Thanks for bringing this topic up, it’s important!

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Strategy Driven

DECEMBER 14, 2020

Determine your Potential Market. If its market share or product offering is too strong and stable, it will be more difficult to enter the market. Part 3 Creating a Marketing Plan. If your service is seasonal, you should ask yourself when it’s best to market yourself. Identify Obstacles. Make a Budget.

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Strategy Driven

APRIL 4, 2023

You should also prepare some insights about your market and competition. Corporate partnerships and sponsorships that provide funding in exchange for marketing or other benefits What are some ways to raise money as a business? To prepare for raising money, it is essential to be clear on your business plan.

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Strategy Driven

MARCH 19, 2021

If your product is already in a small market, ask about how to seek additional patronage. How do you know there is a market (or expandable market) for this concept? Venture capitalists are another possibility. These specialists could put you on a solid path to gaining fiscal strength. Who is your competition?

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The Horizons Tracker

AUGUST 22, 2022

While I have voiced concern that entrepreneurship has become too enthralled by the wants of venture capitalists and are therefore more concerned with lucrative acquisitions than in actually running a successful business, it would nonetheless be churlish to diminish the important role the sector plays in supporting early-stage businesses.

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The Horizons Tracker

APRIL 28, 2022

It’s perhaps no surprise, therefore, that data from Rice University shows that market power today is more concentrated in the hands of a relatively small number of incumbents than ever before. It runs the risk that startups targeting niche problems get crowded out in favor of those forced to chase mass market problems.

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HR Digest

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Once upon a time, HR tech scene was as dull and vapid as getting ghosted by a recruiter in a slow job market. A handful of companies dominated the market, all them strong, pedestrian. But recent years have seen an explosion of interest in the global human resource (HR) technology market, particularly in North America.

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The Horizons Tracker

MAY 26, 2019

Deliver step-change customer outcomes – Whilst not dismissing the culture of continuous improvement that has delivered so many marginal gains for companies, they believe that the kind of change that will take your lunch is what venture capitalists call 10x customer outcomes. It’s change of the substantial kind.

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Skip Prichard

JUNE 24, 2021

Curating an ecosystem (including customers, peers, venture capitalists, executive recruiters, and strategic vendor partners) to be source of insight and inspiration is the fastest path to broader innovation. Third, digital transformation requires adoption of digital processes (e.g., cloud, microservices, APIs, and the like).

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Strategy Driven

JULY 15, 2019

Venture capitalists. Putting more money in marketing is always a great idea as increasing brand awareness, and reputation is vital for growth and competing against the bigger brands in your industry. This might include: Personal savings. Loans from friends/family. Angel investors. Bank loans. Crowdfunding. Keep Costs Low.

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Eric Jacobson

MAY 20, 2017

And, to be a category king you need to be good at category design : Category design is the discipline of creating and developing a new market category, and conditioning the market so it will demand your solution and crown your company as its king. How category kings have changed the way Venture Capitalists invest in new companies.

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Eric Jacobson

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

And, to be a category king you need to be good at category design : Category design is the discipline of creating and developing a new market category, and conditioning the market so it will demand your solution and crown your company as its king. How category kings have changed the way Venture Capitalists invest in new companies.

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The Horizons Tracker

JANUARY 15, 2020

Members get a range of tech-related classes, and support in putting their skills to good use in the labor market. Many open businesses aimed at the older market, with the shorter horizon acting as a key motivator behind their efforts. Classes range from using social media to processing payments for their new website.

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Eric Jacobson

JUNE 28, 2016

And, to be a category king you need to be good at category design : Category design is the discipline of creating and developing a new market category, and conditioning the market so it will demand your solution and crown your company as its king. How category kings have changed the way Venture Capitalists invest in new companies.

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Strategy Driven

JULY 17, 2019

Read on for a few tips which should help you to avoid common mistakes, hit the ground running, and build a platform for you to go on and find success with your first business venture. Carry Out Thorough Market Research. There are many options for acquiring funds, including venture capitalists, loans, angel investors, and crowdfunding.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 5, 2014

2013 had all the signs of being a comeback year for venture capital. Booming public equities and a recovered IPO market generated record portfolio company exits and distributions from VC funds. The ongoing poor performance of venture capital firms should be an obvious problem for institutional investors.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 19, 2019

“We hypothesized that trademarks play two important roles: a protective role, leading to better product market performance; and an informational role, signaling higher firm quality to investors,” the researchers say.

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Innovation Excellence

MAY 13, 2020

With lower start-up costs and a vastly expanded market for online services,” he wrote, “the result is a global economy that for the first time will be fully digitally wired — the dream of every cyber-visionary of the early 1990s, finally delivered, a full generation later. Over the years, a virtuous cycle ensued.

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The Horizons Tracker

DECEMBER 3, 2019

It’s no surprise that the percentage of startups that are profitable when they list on the stock market is at its lowest point since the dotcom bubble of the 1990s. Instead, markets have become stodgy and increasingly immune to competition. A number of factors probably lie beneath it. Hype run wild.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 16, 2014

Even if investors can now reach entrepreneurs anywhere, the aforementioned ‘home bias’ is a natural occurrence in the public and private securities markets. In layman’s terms, venture capitalists don’t want to fly across the country for a board meeting.

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CO2

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Many leaders have been beaten over the head by financial owners like venture capitalists, equity funds, or hedge funds to believe that both the vision and all objectives should be financial. The organization’s financial numbers, however, are not inspiring to most employees or customers.

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Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 4, 2011

This post is part of the HBR Insight Center Marketing That Works. Are you skeptical about using digital and social media in business marketing? Increasingly, business customers create great content and experiences to market to their own customers, so they know what they want from suppliers when they themselves are the potential buyers.

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Harvard Business Review

MARCH 28, 2011

Airnb aimed to complete this missing market for matching those homes with travelers. In his essay, Graham posts email correspondence with Fred Wilson, a venture capitalist, in which Graham pleaded with Wilson two years ago to invest in Airnb. But some are trying to change that. Users can also rate the stories.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 2, 2011

As multinational corporations pursue opportunities in emerging markets, they're bound to stumble if they overlook the developed economies, and vice versa. Nokia, for example, commanded market shares of 40% in China and 56% in India by 2008. Nokia, for example, commanded market shares of 40% in China and 56% in India by 2008.

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Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

Venture capitalists are increasingly interested in emerging markets, and in working with local funds based in those markets (despite the fact that reverse innovation in venture capital seems counterintuitive). In contrast, emerging-market VCs such as Nadathur Holdings (established in 2000 by N.S.

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Harvard Business Review

MAY 10, 2011

The company came from nowhere into a rental car business dominated by giants such as Hertz and Avis, creating a new market of by-the-hour rentals. They want data, even though data on non-existent markets is inherently fictional. Start-ups create new markets, or they struggle for oxygen.

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Strategy Driven

MAY 25, 2011

A young, inexperienced, but talented associate had what he thought was a plan for a powerful new marketing initiative. He was named one of the country’s Top 100 venture capitalists in 2009 by AlwaysOn and has led investments in many successful high-growth companies as a partner at several Bay Area VC firms. About the Author.

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Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 2, 2010

Today, Seth Godin examines the challenge of marketing to the world's poor. Its success will depend on the ability to create a market for the idea. Acumen creates these markets using patient capital. Each post will examine the challenge from a different perspective, including design, technology, urban planning and more.

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