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Lean Goes Better with Coke – the Future of Corporate Innovation

Steve Blank

What we didn’t envision was that one creative corporate VP would take that post and build a world-class corporate innovation program around it. What CEOs, management teams and shareholders care about is growth —revenue growth, greater user adoption, increased market share, bigger margins, etc. We’re betting on the latter.

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The Venture Capital Secret: 3 Out of 4 Start-Ups Fail

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If failure is defined as failing to see the projected return on investment—say, a specific revenue growth rate or date to break even on cash flow—then more than 95% of start-ups fail, based on Mr. Ghoshs research. Subscriber Content Read Preview.