Venture capital (VC) stands as a cornerstone of innovation, empowering high-potential start-ups to redefine industries and shape the future. In this article, we delve into the strategies and tactics that underpin the decision-making processes of venture capitalists, decoding venture capital. Drawing insights from industry pioneers and empirical data, the article unravels the mysteries of VC… Continue reading Decoding Venture Capital: Strategies and Insights
Leaders consistently strive to enhance individual productivity, including their own. Yet, this endeavour often stalls at the surface level of time management training provided by the HR department. These sessions cover merits and drawbacks of techniques like Inbox Zero, the Pomodoro method, the Eisenhower matrix, Getting Things Done. They also explore numerous other methods promising… Continue reading Elevating Performance: Systemic Solutions Over Individual Productivity
A significant critique of corporate sustainability has historically been its perceived prioritization over shareholders’ interests. This prioritisation potentially conflicts with managers’ fiduciary duty. However, in 2016, Professors Aaron Yoon, George Serafeim, and Mozaffar Khan published the paper “Corporate Sustainability: First Evidence on Materiality” that began to challenge this notion. The research demonstrated that considering financially… Continue reading ESG Initiatives and Shareholder Value Creation: Two Key Factors
In an ever-changing and unpredictable world, successful strategies are those that embrace a portfolio of options, rather than rigid roadmaps. A recent Harvard Business Review (HBR) article emphasized the importance for companies to adopt strategies based on radical optionality. The article argues that conflicting ideas reinforce business strategies. This is particularly applicable to our current… Continue reading The Power of Dissonance: Why Conflicting Ideas Reinforce Business Strategies
In the quest for growth, companies traditionally relied on leveraging their core capabilities in adjacent markets. However, a new trend has emerged, with companies now focusing on constructing second growth engine–referred to as “engine twos” by Bain’s Zook and Allen. This shift has become even more critical as, over the last five years, 60% of… Continue reading Second growth engine: what is it and how to develop one?
