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Innovation Doesn’t Have to Be Disruptive
Innovation Magazine ArticleCreate new markets for growth without destroying existing companies or jobs. -
The Founder's Dilemma
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleWhy do people start businesses? For the money and the chance to control their own companies, certainly. But new research from Harvard Business School... -
The Innovator's DNA
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine Article"How do I find innovative people for my organization? And how can I become more innovative myself?" These are questions that stump most senior executives,... -
Why Start-ups Fail
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleIf you're launching a business, the odds are against you: Two-thirds of start-ups never show a positive return. Unnerved by that statistic, a professor... -
Research: The Average Age of a Successful Startup Founder Is 45
Innovation & Leadership ResearchThe most successful entrepreneurs aren't 20-somethings. -
Entrepreneurs, Is a Venture Studio Right for You?
Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleFounders often look to incubators and accelerators to grow their startups. But there’s another option. -
This Data Scientist Left Silicon Valley to Start Her Own Company in the Philippines
Innovation & Leadership InterviewThe road to fulfilling work starts with a great leap of faith. -
The New Corporate Garage
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleThe innovation revolution spurred by venture capitalists decades ago has created the conditions in which scale enables big companies to shift from shackling... -
When You Pitch an Idea, Gestures Matter More Than Words
Communication Magazine ArticleAccording to new study led by a professor from Erasmus University, body language sways potential investors more than technical explanations or figurative... -
Why Uber and Airbnb Needed a Different Kind of CEO
Entrepreneurs and founders InterviewTheir success depended on storytelling. -
Energy CEO Shai Agassi on recognizing a "sliding doors" moment
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleThe CEO of Better Place talks about what went through his mind the night he decided to start a venture to end the world's dependence on oil as a transportation... -
When Technology Gets Ahead of Society
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleNew technologies can be unsettling for industry incumbents, regulators, and consumers, because norms and institutions for dealing with them don't yet... -
How Startups Can Land a Second Meeting with a Corporate Partner
Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleResearchers attended 150 meetings between start-ups and corporations including IBM, Sony, L’Oréal, Toyota, and AstraZeneca. -
Successful Startups Don't Make Money Their Primary Mission
Strategy & Execution Digital ArticleLose sight of that and you lose the company. -
FTX and the Problem of Unchecked Founder Power
Innovation & Leadership Digital ArticleGrowing quickly requires giving up some control. It's investors' responsibility to make sure that happens. -
Research: How Long Should a Founder Remain CEO?
Entrepreneurs and founders Digital ArticleOn average, their value-add tends to decline after an IPO. -
Entrepreneurs Who Sleep More Are Better at Spotting Good Ideas
Entrepreneurs and founders Digital ArticleExhaustion shouldn’t be a badge of honor. -
The Best Part of Entrepreneurship? Giving Up and Getting a Job
Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleResearch shows a salary bump for former business founders and owners. -
Why Family Firms in East Asia Struggle with Succession
Leadership transitions Digital ArticleThe changes they need to survive past the second generation. -
The Founder of Chewy.com on Finding the Financing to Achieve Scale
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleAs author Ryan Cohen was on the verge of launching an online jewelry business with cofounder Michael Day, he had a revelation: He was standing in a local...
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Ford vs. GM: The Evolution of Mass Production (A)
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details This case explores the very different paths taken by the Ford Motor Company and the General Motors Corporation in the first three decades of the twentieth... -
Betting on Diversity at Advanced Symbolics, Inc.
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details This case showcases the deliberations of co-founder, Erin Kelly, CEO of Ottawa, Ontario based artificial intelligence (AI) driven market research start-up,... -
Gary Hirshberg and Stonyfield Farm
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Gary Hirshberg and Stonyfield Farm is the story of one entrepreneur's vision and journey to create a market-leading, environmentally responsible business... -
AIME High: A Social Entrepreneur's Moon Shot
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Describes the entrepreneurial leadership of Jack Manning Bancroft (JMB), a young Australian Indigenous university student who created the Australian Indigenous... -
Road Well Traveled (Condensed)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Presents the conclusions of a 1992 mail survey of Harvard MBAs who started their own businesses. Questions focused on 4 areas: 1) development of the business... -
Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing at Voray
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Ford vs. GM: The Evolution of Mass Production (B)
Technology & Operations Case Study5.00View Details This case explores the very different paths taken by the Ford Motor Company and the General Motors Corporation in the first three decades of the twentieth... -
Bill Connors and The Farm, a Comcast NBCUniversal Innovation Hub (Powered by Boomtown)
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details In 2017, Bill Connors, the President of Comcast's Central Division, launched a startup accelerator in Comcast's new Atlanta Regional headquarters. Comcast... -
HBR Guide to Setting Your Strategy
Strategy & Execution BookSet your company up for long-term success. Every company needs a strategy. A focused strategy aligns decision making throughout the organization and helps... -
Arianna Occhipinti
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details Arianna Occhipinti is a Sicilian entrepreneur who created a company focused on biological wines. She seriously take into consideration sustainability... -
HBR Guide to Setting Your Strategy Ebook + Tools
Strategy & Execution Book59.95View Details Every company needs a strategy. A focused strategy aligns decision making throughout the organization and helps establish a competitive edge in the marketplace.... -
Apple's Core
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak are best friends who enjoy pulling pranks together and talking about electronics. After several small collaborations, Jobs... -
Collabrys, Inc. (A)--The Evolution of a Startup
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study6.95View Details The CEO of a two-year-old start-up must now decide whether to become a technology provider or a service agency. In a time of enormous uncertainty about... -
Rest Devices
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Andrew Sullivan and Faraway Ltd (C): Anthony Pierce of John Lewis
Sales & Marketing Case Study5.00View Details Supplement for case 813104 -
OPOWER: Increasing Energy Efficiency through Normative Influence (B)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study5.00View Details The case profiles OPOWER, an energy efficiency software company that applies Cialdini's principles of social influence to successfully encourage consumers... -
SpudSpy
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details Students in a technology transfer class identify a promising application for a dormant university technology. In the process, they alienate the inventor,... -
Big Boom Beverages: Fight or Flight?
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Four college friends market a beverage that combines ingredients like those in a drink they consumed in college bars. It includes a caffeinated energy... -
Splitting the Founders' Equity Pie: Is Equal Equitable?
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Negotiating the initial equity split among founders is not as straight-forward as it might first appear. In this case, five Belgians launch Novosanis,... -
Lit Motors
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details In mid-2012 Lit Motors had created both engineering and design prototypes and conducted initial customer tests on less than $750,000 of investment. Lit...
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Innovation Doesn’t Have to Be Disruptive
Innovation Magazine ArticleCreate new markets for growth without destroying existing companies or jobs. -
The Founder's Dilemma
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleWhy do people start businesses? For the money and the chance to control their own companies, certainly. But new research from Harvard Business School... -
The Innovator's DNA
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine Article"How do I find innovative people for my organization? And how can I become more innovative myself?" These are questions that stump most senior executives,... -
Why Start-ups Fail
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleIf you're launching a business, the odds are against you: Two-thirds of start-ups never show a positive return. Unnerved by that statistic, a professor... -
How to Pick the Best Name for Your Company
Entrepreneurship AdviceThree guidelines to consider. -
Research: The Average Age of a Successful Startup Founder Is 45
Innovation & Leadership ResearchThe most successful entrepreneurs aren't 20-somethings. -
Entrepreneurs, Is a Venture Studio Right for You?
Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleFounders often look to incubators and accelerators to grow their startups. But there’s another option. -
Ford vs. GM: The Evolution of Mass Production (A)
Technology & Operations Case Study8.95View Details This case explores the very different paths taken by the Ford Motor Company and the General Motors Corporation in the first three decades of the twentieth... -
This Data Scientist Left Silicon Valley to Start Her Own Company in the Philippines
Innovation & Leadership InterviewThe road to fulfilling work starts with a great leap of faith. -
The New Corporate Garage
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleThe innovation revolution spurred by venture capitalists decades ago has created the conditions in which scale enables big companies to shift from shackling...