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- 26 Aug 2013
- Lessons from the Classroom
Built for Global Competition from the Start
by two common forces. First, there must be an advantage to connecting two different places—Christopher Columbus's desire to link European markets to Chinese silks, say, or Silicon Valley's desire for cheaper programming talent in India.... View Details
- 22 Jan 2007
- Research & Ideas
The Immigrant Technologist: Studying Technology Transfer with China
sample to quantify correctly the overall importance of these networks. The Silicon Valley Chinese are a very special case, and my work seeks to understand the larger benefit these networks provide throughout the global economy. These... View Details
- 16 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 16
Silicon Valley firms, such as Fairchild Semiconductor, Intel Corporation, Apple Computer, Inc., Scientific Data Systems, and Teledyne Incorporated. He was the first venture capitalist to be featured on the cover of Time magazine. Rock was... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Government’s Positive Role in Kick-Starting Entrepreneurship
Silicon Valley is the poster child for capitalism, the synergistic geography where smart private money supports cool ideas, creates jobs, boosts national productivity, and provides a handsome return for investors. Less well understood... View Details
- 01 Jul 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Airbnb Lesson for Startups? Success Takes More Than Technology
Investors riding the wave of technology public offerings have been waiting for a powerhouse debut from Airbnb, which logged its 500 millionth customer booking in March. After all, the home-sharing giant isn’t your typical unicorn. Unlike some of its View Details
- 26 Jul 2016
- Research & Ideas
Where will Pokémon Go with Your Personal Information?
app’s success has striking implications for a number of industries. Willy Shih is the Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of Management Practice in Business Administration at Harvard Business School and spent 28 years in industry at IBM, Digital Equipment, View Details
- 26 Sep 2024
- HBS Case
If a Car Can Drive Itself, Can It Make Life-or-Death Decisions?
Silicon Valley startups have adopted the “fail fast” approach of releasing innovative products quickly rather than waiting for perfection. Badaracco disagrees: “It’s a potentially catastrophic mistake, with technology like this, to have... View Details
- 01 Aug 2019
- What Do You Think?
Has the Twitter Age Left the Case Method Behind?
management. In addition, frequently used cases are often dated, reducing interest among today’s young management candidates for whom Silicon Valley is the gold standard. The most heavily used case among those I’ve authored is one I wrote... View Details
- 07 Dec 2016
- HBS Case
Why Millennials Flock to Fintech for Personal Investing
the culture of the Silicon Valley, which is a culture of believing in engineering as a way of solving consumer problems,” says Viceira. Millennials meet the robo-advisor That’s where millennials come in. This cohort is ideal for a... View Details
- 04 Dec 2006
- Research & Ideas
The Money Connection—Understanding VC Networks
centers like New York to entrepreneurial centers like Silicon Valley and Boston," he explains. "In addition to providing access to information about investments and invitations to join syndicates, firms with broad, far-reaching... View Details
- 01 Aug 2000
- Research & Ideas
A Latin American Vision: New HBS Research Center Opens
Silicon Valley and Hong Kong. As for Latin America, in addition to the new Center in Buenos Aires, according to Stevenson, there is also a satellite office in Rio de Janeiro and may soon be one in Mexico. "Our purpose with the Center... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 08 Mar 2004
- Research & Ideas
Secret to Success: Go for “Just Enough”
control. We're not just referring to the ousted CEOs who are contending for the highest S/E ratio (severance package/earnings losses during their tenure). In 1965, Intel's Gordon E. Moore astounded the world by asserting that the number of transistors on a View Details
Keywords: by Laura Nash & Howard Stevenson
- 02 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
Networked Incubators: Hothouses of the New Economy
apply when these VCs attempt to make introductions that would help a start-up. Silicon Valley legend John Doerr of Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers may have the most valuable personal Rolodex in the world, but he still has only 24... View Details
- 18 Mar 2014
- First Look
First Look: March 18
School Case 814-060 Andreessen Horowitz Andreessen Horowitz (a16z), a venture capital firm launched in 2009, has quickly broken into the VC industry's top ranks in terms of its ability to invest in Silicon Valley's most promising... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 04 Apr 2022
- Research & Ideas
Tech Hubs: How Software Brought Talent and Prosperity to New Cities
may be able to settle in less-expensive regions and use crowdsourcing software and other platforms to stay on top while giving employees a better quality of life by allowing them to live in areas with lower-priced housing, Kerr says. “The craziness that says ‘I must be... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 26 Feb 2001
- Research & Ideas
David, Goliath, and Disruption
"I would not highlight the technology for the sake of technology," he cautioned. "Most VCs in Silicon Valley are enamored with technology. But at the end of the day, they really don't give a damn about it. They are more... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 12 Oct 1999
- Research & Ideas
Bright Ideas: The Creative Power of Groups
original notion. Most important, they say, although creativity may seem most prevalent in places like Silicon Valley and Hollywood, it can be learned and managed in every kind of organization. Of particular interest in Leonard and Swap's... View Details
Keywords: by Laurie Joan Aron
- 15 Sep 2003
- Research & Ideas
The Lessons of New-Market Disruption
CMOS (complementary metal-oxide semiconductor), was aimed at simplifying multicomponent test systems. Typically, silicon wafers moving through production are fed into the test system, which sends electrical impulses into each wafer and... View Details
- 24 Mar 2009
- First Look
First Look: March 24, 2009
innovative new product for the treatment of acne that they hope to sell to consumers via direct-response television. The unconventional nature of the product and its distribution has led the company to seek angel financing. The Silicon... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 27 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
Corporate Values and Employee Cynicism
this same type of tension at Hewlett-Packard, the Silicon Valley technology giant. HP is famous for its values, known as the "HP Way." Employees saw the actions of former CEO Carly Fiorina in 2001-2002, including large-scale... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace