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Corporate VCs Are Moving the Goalposts
Harvard Business ReviewArticle HBS-F1611A-EEntrepreneurshipIn the traditional approach to venture capital, an investment firm parcels out funds to a portfolio of start-ups, knowing that most will fail but that with luck, the returns from the few winners will make the exercise profitable. For more than 40 years, another model has also existed: corporate venture capital, in which a very large company invests in start-ups, often in adjacent industries. Corporate VCs have historically been motivated by strat...Starting at €8.20
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How Venture Capitalists Really Assess A Pitch
Harvard Business ReviewArticle HBS-F1703A-EEntrepreneurshipHaving worked for two VC firms before entering academia, Lakshmi Balachandra was mystified: Why did a proposal that looked so promising on paper become a nonstarter when it was actually pitched? She spent almost 10 years capturing what happens in pitch meetings and quantifying the results, and drew four broad conclusions: (1) Passion is overrated--VCs prefer a calm demeanor, which they equate with leadership strength. (2) Trust beats competence. ...Starting at €8.20
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When Hiring Execs, Context Matters Most
Harvard Business ReviewArticle HBS-F1705A-EEntrepreneurshipWhen choosing a CEO, boards typically take into account the particular circumstances the company faces: Is it in need of a turnaround, say, or will it be scaling for growth? But firms don't usually pay much attention to contextual challenges when hiring for and promoting people into lower-level leadership roles, instead preferring jack-of-all-trades candidates. A new study from CEB suggests that they will be more successful if they consider the s...Starting at €8.20
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Rethinking Crowdsourcing
Harvard Business ReviewArticle HBS-F1706A-EEntrepreneurshipAs crowdsourcing evolves, new research finds a pitfall companies should be alert to: Consumer voting on the ideas submitted on open innovation platforms is often skewed by social bias, or people's tendency to like and vote for ideas whose progenitors have liked and voted for their own. A study of 87 crowdsourced projects suggests that when evaluating the ideas that are generated through open innovation, companies should rely less on consumer pref...Starting at €8.20
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How Much is Sweat Equity Worth, Debrief Slides
Harvard Business ReviewCase HBS-HPT006-EEntrepreneurshipSlide supplement for product numbers R1212L, R1212X, and R1212Z.Starting at €8.20
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An Angel Investor with an Agenda, Teaching Note
Harvard Business ReviewTeaching Note HBS-HTN016-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching Note for Product Numbers: R1103M, R1103X, and R1103Z.Starting at €0.00
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Can Start-Ups Help Turn the Tide
Harvard Business ReviewArticle HBS-F1209Z-EEntrepreneurshipAs the global economy continues to sputter, new businesses--and the jobs they create--are more important than ever. Here's a visual look at the factors in various countries that affect the entrepreneurial climate. Due to the highly graphical nature of the Vision Statement, we offer this reprint in color, PDF format only. We recommend printing it out in color to maximize its effectiveness.Starting at €8.20
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How Unicorns Grow
Harvard Business ReviewArticle HBS-F1601A-EEntrepreneurshipStart-ups seem to be getting bigger faster than ever--Uber is just one example of today's "unicorns," or private, venture-backed companies valued at a billion dollars or more. But is that really true, and does rapid growth lead to greater long-term success? Researchers at the Silicon Valley consultancy Play Bigger examined these questions and came up with some intriguing findings. Among them: Today's start-ups are growing about twice as fast as t...Starting at €8.20
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An Angel Investor with an Agenda PowerPoint
Harvard Business ReviewCase HBS-HPT016-EEntrepreneurshipPowerPoint slides for Product Numbers: R1103M, R1103X, and R1103Z.Starting at €8.20
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How Much is Sweat Equity Worth, Teaching Note
Harvard Business ReviewTeaching Note HBS-HTN006-EEntrepreneurshipTeaching Note for Product Numbers R1212L, R1212X, and R1212Z.Starting at €0.00