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

Steve Blank

In his Harvard Business Review article summing up his tenure, Immelt recalls that the two things that influenced him most were Marc Andreessen’s 2011 Wall Street Journal article “ Why Software Is Eating the World, ” and Eric Ries’s book The Lean Startup. Are lean innovation and the Startup Way a failure in large companies?

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What’s Really Going on in the VC Industry? What Does it Mean for Startups?

Both Sides of the Table

So as of 2008 total LP commitments were still at nearly $250 billion. Our current fund was raised in 2008/09.] You don’t have to hire as many sales people because much can be sold online. Staying “lean&# is not an option. The top quartile funds have performed well.

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A Tale of Profit First Success from Sherri Tafoya, President & founder of Custom Blinds & Design

Mike Michalowicz

. – as business progressed from my “shop at home”, model, I stepped out in faith- and opened a Hunter Douglas trademark Gallery Store in Lincoln 2005- then a second Gallery Store in Omaha, 2008. . We kicked in 2020 with outstanding sales. million in sales, 2 showrooms, and 18 employees. Fast forward to 2020 .

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Out of the Crisis #4: Carl Liebert, crisis veteran and radical optimist

Startup Lessons Learned

Carl was also worldwide head of stores at Home Depot when Hurricane Katrina hit, running sales out of the backs of trucks and accepting IOUs for payment. 42:07) On how the 2008 financial crisis prepared banks for the pandemic. (44:25) If you lean in and understand this is a brilliant time to play offense. Carl Liebert : Yeah.

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In a Crisis, Planning Matters More than Ever

Up and Running

Your sales have plunged, or worse, your business is now closed during the shutdown. Specifically, if you have an ongoing sales forecast , and expense budgets linked to that forecast, then you have instant visibility for making quick adjustments to sudden change. . What your sales numbers look like in a crisis.

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People-First Capitalism

Reid Hoffman

The company had a wild year, from the initial crisis management that came in the form of restructuring the company and refunding millions of dollars off their own balance sheet, to lobbying Congress, to provide support to hosts, [and] launching initiatives to provide housing for frontline healthcare workers.

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People-First Capitalism

Reid Hoffman

The company had a wild year, from the initial crisis management that came in the form of restructuring the company and refunding millions of dollars off their own balance sheet, to lobbying Congress, to provide support to hosts, [and] launching initiatives to provide housing for frontline healthcare workers.