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Before They Were Stars
Presnal, Samantha; Ackerman, SusanArticle HBS-F1201Z-EEntrepreneurshipPhotographs that record the early days of Groupon, Foursquare, LinkedIn, Twitter, and eBay, much as the iconic 1978 Microsoft photograph does for that company. 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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Capitalizing on Our Intellectual Capital
Quadir, IqbalArticle HBS-F1205F-EEntrepreneurshipWhat if the United States set out to be the world's leading exporter of education? Direct revenue from tuition would be only one of the benefits, because when foreign students return home to become entrepreneurs, they rely on the networks and tools they acquired in the U.S.--and they expand their home economies, creating demand for U.S. exports.Starting at €8.20
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Expanding the Entrepreneur Class
Schramm, CarlArticle HBS-F1207F-EEntrepreneurshipThe world needs more entrepreneurs--the people who make innovation real and advance the "frontier economy." It's a failure on the part of society if their ranks are too thin. But imagination in how to educate entrepreneurs seems to be lacking. Startup Weekend and The Launch Pad are two programs that show what works.Starting at €8.20
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Entrepreneurs Feel Closer to God Than the Rest of Us Do
Neubert, Mitchell J.; Beard, AlisonArticle HBS-F1310D-EEntrepreneurshipA new study reveals that people who start companies pray more often and are more likely to believe that God takes a personal interest in them.Starting at €8.20
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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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Sometimes, Less Innovation Is Better
Aversa, Paolo; Berinato, ScottArticle HBS-F1703B-EEntrepreneurshipIf your industry is in turmoil, your instinct might be to double down on innovation so that your firm can get ahead of all the change. But new research from a team led by a professor from City University of London suggests you might want to hold off. Its study of innovation in Formula 1 racing showed that when car technologies were undergoing rapid shifts, the teams that produced very basic vehicles outperformed the rest.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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The President of SRI Ventures on Bringing Siri to Life
Winarsky, NormanArticle HBS-R1509A-EEntrepreneurshipThe market vision that led to Siri, the virtual personal assistant that's now an integral part of Apple's iPhone, can be traced back to 2003, when a mobile phone's primary applications were still limited to ringtones and messaging. The author and his colleagues at SRI International recognized that the phone's growing capabilities would eventually put a communicating supercomputer in everyone's pocket. They believed that their company was well sui...Starting at €8.20
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Souq.com's CEO on Building an E-Commerce Powerhouse in the Middle East
Mouchawar, RonaldoArticle HBS-R1705A-EEntrepreneurshipIn 2005, when Souq.com was founded, the Middle East had tremendous potential for e-commerce: Its total population was more than 350 million, half of whom were younger than 25. But the region was highly fragmented in terms of laws and customs, logistics, and payment infrastructure. Mouchawar tells how Souq grew from auction website to B2C-only business by enabling alternative payment methods and managing delivery in a region where basic logistics ...Starting at €8.20