Harvard Business

APRIL 21, 2016

Until the IPO, Square had been one of more than 130 unicorns: privately owned tech companies valued at $1 billion or more. But there is another, equally compelling reason why unicorns are dying: failure to innovate when competitors catch up. Some analysts blame unrealistic valuation while others cite excessive spending.

Operations 31

Operations Culture Small Business System 31

Harvard Business

APRIL 11, 2016

Ethnic and gender diversity are important to business, we are assured, because they promote the kinds of product and process innovation that boost the bottom line. According to data obtained from the Labor Department and reported by Mother Jones, the top Silicon Valley tech firms lag well behind the general population in diversity.

Research 32

Research Journal Groups Film 32

Harvard Business

APRIL 14, 2016

“Explorers” are the most innovative and optimistic about technology and are early adopters; they make up 41% of on-demand consumers. The on-demand economy is large, and getting larger. since 1999. Results were projected to the U.S. adult population (18 years and older) with internet access in the home, based on data from the U.S.

Survey 44

Survey Data Accenture Transportation 44

Management Consulted

APRIL 20, 2016

MBA programs should you apply to if you want the best inroads to consulting? We’ve all seen top 10 business school lists, and they’re helpful, but we wanted to go one step further to help our readers who specifically want to go into consulting. With that in mind, we compiled the 2016 Top 10 U.S Buckle up; here we go!

Consulting 141

Consulting Management Deloitte Bain 141

Harvard Business

APRIL 7, 2016

The fight for new recruits is intense — not just in the tech sector, but across all industries. Following are three such innovative approaches for connecting with top talent. ” Such innovative solutions have paid off: Fortune magazine recently named Highfive to its list of the 10 Best Small Workplaces in Technology.

Recruiting 33

Recruiting Recruitment Talent Strategy 33

Harvard Business

APRIL 29, 2016

This kind of “tech push” occurs when both management and engineering discount the value of effective design for representing the emotional and physical connections to the end user. This evolution to “Internet of Things (IoT) 2.0” The fundamental principle in the IoT 2.0 era is that IoT is not the end product.

B2B 41

B2B Productivity B2C Enterprise 41

Harvard Business

APRIL 20, 2016

After spending twenty years in the tech sector — half of those in social media marketing — I’ve been on the receiving and delivering end of just about all of them. As horrifying as I found these tales, none of them came as much of a surprise. Which is exactly why I think Lyons is right to pillory these kinds of practices.

Marketing 33

Marketing Media Advertising eBook 33