The Horizons Tracker

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Research from INSEAD suggests that the most common way of currently working with a startup is via a corporate venture fund. If business unit heads are bought into the importance of working with startups, then it’s much more likely to integrate their technology into the workflow of their unit. Successful partnerships.

Incubator 88

Incubator Entrepreneur Venture Funding Incentives 88

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 31, 2011

Editor's note: This post is part of a three-week series examining educational innovation and technology, published in partnership with the Advanced Leadership Initiative at Harvard University. One of the most poignant summaries of the market for innovative technology solutions in education is that it is forever in its infancy.

Education 17

Education Innovation Entrepreneur Venture Funding 17

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 22, 2014

Advances in technology — especially digital technology and the increasing role of software in products and services — are demanding that large, successful organizations increase their pace of innovation and make greater use of resources outside their boundaries. Innovation Strategy Technology'

Venture Funding 15

Venture Funding Entrepreneur Agility Business Model 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 24, 2016

With the rapid development of the Internet of Things , incorporating up-to-the-minute digital technology has become critical to its product innovation. Operations in a Connected World. The technologies and processes that are transforming companies. How do these things connect? Insight Center. Sponsored by Accenture.

Morale 15

Morale Metrics Motivation Venture Funding 15

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 4, 2013

What makes it all that more interesting, is that those fictional numbers aren't even close to the staggering reality of how many drones are in operation. He recently left his post at Wired to work on his own passion project- (DIY Drones )-turned-startup ( 3D Robotics ), which recently raised five million dollars in venture funding.

Supply Chain 12

Supply Chain Venture Funding Industry Real Estate 12

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 29, 2013

We hear a lot about technology and globalization these days, especially how they are hollowing out the American middle class. But there has been an immense positive impact from the globalization of entrepreneurship, making Silicon Valley’s formula of technology-based start-ups an international instrument for economic development.

Venture Funding 9

Venture Funding Entrepreneur Attrition Engineering 9

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 18, 2014

Even what appears to be a small investment risk can turn into a big one, especially when information technology comes into play. BlueArc was venture-funded, but in 2008 VC money was getting hard to find. That helped BlueArc raise another $28 million in VC funds. Forecasting acumen.

CFO 8

CFO Venture Funding IPO Retail 8