Okay, let's get serious and talk private equity. The process of realising and growing a business venture inevitably raises the important question of how to finance it. This consideration is a particularly significant one for many growing ventures, as their founders tend to possess only …
P2P is now an utterance that commonly haunts and regularly hangs by the mouths of both pin-stripe suited financiers at Wall Street as well as hoodied entrepreneurs at Silicon Valley when deep discussions happen over the future development of financial services but what exactly is …
As part of its overall strategy, Netflix actively employs intellectual properties in its attempt to innovate and secure its long term competitive advantage. Reflecting the nature of its business model which sees several different service offerings, rather than focus on a particular intellectual property strategy, …
Did you know that if you invested $10,000 in Berkshire Hathaway (Warren Buffett's company) in 1945, your investment would’ve grown into $30M by 2005? (At the time of writing this piece, the price for a single share stands at $ 190,000.00). In contrast, if you …
In my time working in the financial sector in London, the financial capital of the U.K., I have come to learn first-hand how the mainstream financial services are generally not designed to cater to the needs and realities of budding startups. More often than not, young …
Blackberry’s business-level strategies can be best understood and appreciated with a careful analysis of its strategic development to date. Importantly, in early 2007, when Apple introduced the world to the iPhone, Blackberry maintained and pursued strategies that did not account for the true disruptive nature of the smartphone. …
When you think back to your childhood, what do you remember most? Like many, my childhood is coloured by wonderful memories of countless afternoons spent playing with LEGO bricks and physically constructing the figments of my imagination. As a child, I've always been enthused by LEGO …
The business accelerator model was first introduced 10 years ago, when Y Combinator was launched in the U.S. Since then the model has been widely replicated and accelerators have proliferated throughout the world. As of 2015, there are approximately 416 accelerators in U.S. and 100 …
It is not hard to fathom the ramifications that crowdfunding pose towards the existing funding gap. To begin with, compared to traditional funding methods, the barriers to access crowdfunding are not high and many platforms are essentially open to anyone. Potentially, anyone with computer and …
One of the joys of being in Business School, is that you encounter many entrepreneurs and business owners with great businesses. Many of these businesses are incredibly viable, scalable and even largely successful. However, the greatest joy lies in listening to the way they project …
