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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
Entrepreneurs and founders 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. -
More-Experienced Entrepreneurs Have Bigger Deadline Problems
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleNew research shows that the more projects company builders have under their belts, the worse they are at anticipating delays. -
To Change the World, Invest in One Woman
Organizational Development Magazine ArticleThe global ambassador for Opportunity International--and a former CEO of Hewlett-Packard--writes that even among the most developed economies, national... -
Why Uber and Airbnb Needed a Different Kind of CEO
Entrepreneurs and founders InterviewTheir success depended on storytelling. -
Connect and Develop: Inside Procter & Gamble's New Model for Innovation
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleFor generations, Procter & Gamble generated most of its phenomenal growth by innovating from within--building global research facilities and hiring the... -
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. -
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. -
How Fear Helps (and Hurts) Entrepreneurs
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleBased on interviews with 65 founders. -
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 Are Immigrants More Entrepreneurial?
Innovation & Leadership ResearchResearch shows cross-cultural experience may help people spot opportunities. -
How to Figure Out What Your Side Hustle Should Be
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleDon't fall in love with your first idea. -
Natural-Born Entrepreneur
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleEvery aspiring entrepreneur can recite the truisms of the business: Feel comfortable with risk, hire the best people, do what you love, and don't do it... -
Why Family Firms in East Asia Struggle with Succession
Leadership transitions Digital ArticleThe changes they need to survive past the second generation. -
Expanding the Entrepreneur Class
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleThe 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...
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PunchTab, Inc.
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details PunchTab was a Silicon Valley startup founded in 2011 that was developing an Internet-based turnkey customer loyalty program for website owners, mobile... -
C.W. Post
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details In 1906, C.W. Post had to move his latest breakfast product--corn flakes--from store shelves into cereal bowls nationwide. Post genuinely believed his... -
VeeV on the Rocks?
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Three pressing challenges (equity split, extent of commitment to social responsibility, and product discoloration) confront VeeV, the world's first alcoholic... -
Frank Addante, Serial Entrepreneur
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Frank Addante is a 28-year-old serial entrepreneur who is in the process of building his fifth venture. Of his first four ventures, two were sold, one... -
EasyEverything: The Internet Shop
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details By February 2000, easyEverything, the first chain of large Internet cafes to be conceived anywhere in the world, had already successfully launched five... -
Andrew Sullivan and Faraway Ltd (C): Anthony Pierce of John Lewis
Sales & Marketing Case Study5.00View Details Supplement for case 813104 -
Quabbin Cablevision Co.
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Several entrepreneurs are considering the purchase of an existing cable TV business with the financial assistance of several investors. They must decide... -
Lobbying at eCab
Finance & Accounting Case Study8.95View Details Erin Jones' ridesharing startup in her mid-sized hometown is finally picking up. She's hoping to reach a sustainable scale so that she can sell to a large... -
August Thyssen and German Steel
Global Business Case Study8.95View Details Presents an important story in the industrial development of Germany. August Thyssen, the head of the company from 1871 until his death in 1926, was one... -
Victoria's Secret: Fall of the Angels
Management Case Study8.95View Details US-based lingerie retailer Victoria's Secret Stores Brand Management, LLC (Victoria's Secret) was started by a man who had been embarrassed to shop for... -
Negotiating Equity Splits at UpDown
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study6.95View Details Michael Reich is having severe doubts about how he split the equity with his co-founders two months ago, when they completed a one-page "November Agreement."... -
Piramal e-Swasthya (B): Considering Change
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study5.00View Details From 2008-2010 Anand Piramal ran a series of pilots for his digital healthcare startup, Piramal e-Swasthya (PeS) to "democratize healthcare" in rural... -
Sirtris Pharmaceuticals: Living Healthier, Longer (Abridged)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Describes a set of key strategic decisions facing the scientific founder and CEO of a promising, early stage bio-pharmaceuticals company. Should the company... -
Kiwi Transportation Company
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details The transition of a company from father to son can often lead to new strategic directions for a company. New leaders have to face issues carried over... -
Jamnalal Bajaj, Mahatma Gandhi, and the Struggle for Indian Independence
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Describes the role of a leading Indian business leader in the campaign for independence before 1947 and his close relationship with the legendary Mahatma... -
Maidenform Bras
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Uses Ida Rosenthal's entrepreneurship in brassieres to explore how economic, social, and demographic changes reshaped gender and business enterprises... -
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... -
Lyric Dinner Theater (A)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details Rivka Belzer, after receiving her MBA and turning down other options, has agreed to a low salary and substantial bonus to join the dinner theater partially... -
SunSource Energy: The Growth Conundrum
Management Case Study8.95View Details In 2021, SunSource Energy was evaluating its growth strategy options. An entrepreneurial venture in the renewable energy sector, it was about to receive... -
Wayne Ferrari: iAutomation at a Crossroads
Leadership & Managing People Case Study14.00View Details Wayne Ferrari has bridged the gap between being an independent entrepreneur and a "professional manager." After selling his business to a Private Equity...
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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
Entrepreneurs and founders 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. -
PunchTab, Inc.
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study8.95View Details PunchTab was a Silicon Valley startup founded in 2011 that was developing an Internet-based turnkey customer loyalty program for website owners, mobile... -
C.W. Post
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details In 1906, C.W. Post had to move his latest breakfast product--corn flakes--from store shelves into cereal bowls nationwide. Post genuinely believed his... -
VeeV on the Rocks?
Organizational Development Case Study8.95View Details Three pressing challenges (equity split, extent of commitment to social responsibility, and product discoloration) confront VeeV, the world's first alcoholic...