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Strategic or financial performance? It’s always been both. And it’s always been “muddy.” Corporations have typically expected from their CV programs a blend of strategic and financial performance, adjusted by parent-specific priorities and lead times. Parent companies have been driven to tap new types of external innovation that strategically lever
... See moreJames Mawson • Corporate Venturing: A Survival Guide
Morgan Stanley • Market-Expected Return on Investment Bridging Accounting and Valuation
higher growth rate
Scott Kupor • Secrets of Sand Hill Road
the technology transition has been moving from cost and efficiency to speed and adaptability (of course, customer value is everyone’s primary fitness function). This transition is illustrated by an article and a book published 10 years apart. In 2003, Nicholas Carr wrote a controversial article in the Harvard Business Review titled “IT Doesn’t Matt
... See moreJim Highsmith • EDGE: Value-Driven Digital Transformation
Dual Transformation: How to Reposition Today's Business While Creating the Future
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tension of investing ahead of growth versus investing after the growth has hit you. It is partly a financial question (how much can you afford) and partly a tolerance for risk question (are you willing to take on execution risks, knowing that you need better processes, controls, and maybe more people).
Edward Hess • Grow to Greatness: Smart Growth for Entrepreneurial Businesses
providing advice and transaction services to the more complex but (we hoped) more durable and profitable business of investing.