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How Strategy and Industry Should Shape Your Choice of Co-Founders

experts to develop and perfect the product or service, or a full array of specialties – including operating Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Charles Eesley , Edward Roberts and David Hsu

The Entrepreneur's Profit Model: A Diagnostic Tool

Components of the Profit Model Our model has four basic components: margins, volumes, operating leverage Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Michael Morris and April Spivack

Who Will Be Your Competitors in the Future?

Often, indirect competitors operate in your market, industry, and even beyond, but they haven’t contested Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Stephen Downing , Jin-Su Kang and Gideon Markman

Investing in Capabilities and Reputation Pays Off for VC Firms

New venture capital firms must make a variety of strategic decisions about market positioning and relationships with the entrepreneurs in their portfolio. One choice VC firms must make is whether to Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: David Hsu

Seven Legal Pitfalls Your Startup Should Avoid

If you spend enough time hashing out your business plan, innovative ideas, and go-to-market strategy Read More...

Category: Practice Insight

Author: Paul Swegle

Entrepreneurship in an Era of Digital Transformation

timetables, stress from work-life imbalance, and building organizational structures and talent strategies Read More...

Category: Commentary

Author: Elisabeth E. Bennett, PhD

College Nannies & Tutors: Franchise Business Models

market with a few well-known companies (e.g, Sylvan Learning) and many other local and regional operators Read More...

Category: Case Studies

Author: Mark Spriggs

a16z Brings Thought Leadership to the Valley

adopted a similar path; and how other investors and startups can adopt some of a16z’s most potent strategies Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Authors: Robert Buday , Charles Eesley and James C Wetherbe

Is a Board of Directors Really Necessary?

The board will also want to hear reports on product development, operations, financials and human resources Read More...

Category: Applied and Practice

Author: Kathleen Allen

How 'Job Creators' Think

, and in the U.S., approximately 12 million businesses have owners whose principal occupation is operating Read More...

Category: Theory and Research

Authors: Keith Brigham , Ron Mitchell and Jeff Stambaugh