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Why GE’s Jeff Immelt Lost His Job – Disruption and Activist Investors

Steve Blank

This article first appeared on the Harvard Business Review blog. He radically transformed the company from a classic conglomerate that did everything to one that focused on its core industrial businesses. So far in 2017, GE is the worst performing stock on the Dow Jones Industrial average. Jeff Immelt ran GE for 16 years.

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The only two measures that matter

David Marks

On the backdrop of the boundless creativity of scientists, technologists and entrepreneurs (often one and the same) a cottage industry of management theories has emerged. The Disruptability Curve presented in my previous blog , is a modest addition to this collection. The Disruptability Curve has two axes.

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The only two measures that matter

David Marks

On the backdrop of the boundless creativity of scientists, technologists and entrepreneurs (often one and the same) a cottage industry of management theories has emerged. The Disruptability Curve presented in my previous blog , is a modest addition to this collection. The Disruptability Curve has two axes.

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Why Tim Cook is Steve Ballmer and Why He Still Has His Job at Apple

Steve Blank

Microsoft entered the 21st century as the dominant software provider for anyone who interacted with a computing device. 16 years later it’s just another software company. Between 2001 to 2008, Jobs reinvented the company three times. Most often innovation dies and the company coasts for years on momentum and its brand.

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How Apple created two giants

Matthew Griffin

The two primary methodologies organisations, analysts and Wall Street use to measure profitability are the Internal Rate of Return (IRR) and Rate of Return on Net Assets (RONA) because by describing profitability as ratios it allows us to neutralise differences and compare the profitability between different industries. mgriffin_uk . +44

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Corporate Venture Capital’s Role in Innovation (Part 5): Crucial Lessons to Strengthen CVC Success

Corporate Innovation

In this post I review important lessons learned by CVCs that have been operating for many years and several economic cycles and best practices being used by newer CVCs. They invest in different sectors: such as software and services for USAA Ventures, and materials (and more) for BASF Venture Capital. and Europe.

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Corporate Venture Capital’s Role in Innovation (Part 5): Crucial Lessons to Strengthen CVC Success

Corporate Innovation

In this post I review important lessons learned by CVCs that have been operating for many years and several economic cycles and best practices being used by newer CVCs. They invest in different sectors: such as software and services for USAA Ventures, and materials (and more) for BASF Venture Capital. and Europe.