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01 Oct 2000
News

The Entrepreneurial Venture

Companies such as Microsoft, Cisco, Oracle, Sun, Genentech, Amgen, Dell, and Compaq didn't exist in 1975! Once these managers decided to allocate a percentage to venture investments, they typically increased that percentage by investing... View Details

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DEC - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School

Successful Entrepreneur," Fortune, 27 October, 1986: 58. In 1998, Compaq bought out DEC, and in 2002 Hewlett-Packard bought out Compaq. 48 James F. Morgan quoted in Ante, 197. 49 Gupta, ed., First Venture Capitalist , xx. Contact Baker... View Details

29 Oct 2000
Research & Ideas

The Entrepreneurial Venture: A Conversation

Genentech, Amgen, Dell, and Compaq didn't exist in 1975! Once these managers decided to allocate a percentage to venture investments, they typically increased that percentage by investing in multiple venture funds and diversifying within... View Details

Keywords: by Susan Young

20 Aug 2001
Research & Ideas

Making an Ally of Uncle Sam

microprocessors to computer makers such as Compaq and Dell. The company competes with chipmaker Advanced Microdevices and complements Microsoft's operating system and applications software. Ironically, the businesses that are creating... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Watkins, Mickey Edwards & Usha Thakrar

12 Sep 2006
First Look

First Look: September 12, 2006

through successive stages of industry evolution. We then show how this strategy was used by Sun Microsystems against Apollo Computer in the 1980s and by Dell against Compaq and other personal computer makers in the 1990s. Download working... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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