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What Successful Corporate Venture Capital Funds Do Differently
Venture capital Digital ArticleWhen they work, CVCs can help large companies to stay close to innovation at the edge of the firm. -
Manage Your AI Investments Like a Portfolio
AI and machine learning Digital ArticleThis four-phase approach bridges the gap between technical possibility and business reality. -
To Compete in the Global Economy, Europe Needs to Boost Its VC Ecosystem
Entrepreneurship Digital ArticleThree avenues for creating a vibrant venture sector. -
How Generative AI Is Reshaping Venture Capital
Venture capital Digital ArticleWhat entrepreneurs need to know about what’s changing—and what’s staying the same. -
What Every Company Can Learn from Private Equity
Private equity Magazine ArticleSix practices that help leaders unlock value. -
Does Bitcoin Belong on Your Balance Sheet?
Finance and investing Digital ArticleWhat leaders need to understand about the asset and the network to right-size their company’s exposure. -
How Middle-Market Companies Can Find the Best Leadership Talent
Talent management Digital ArticleThree steps to address the issue of frequent CEO turnover. -
How Private Equity Firms Are Creating Value with AI
AI and machine learning Digital ArticleGiven their mandate to create value in a relatively short time frame, PE firms offer a unique perspective on how to drive innovation in this area. -
How to Unlock Value in Founder-Investor Partnerships
Business history Magazine ArticleTake these steps to move from trepidation to trust. -
How VCs Can Create a Winning Investment Thesis
Venture capital Digital ArticleVenture capital isn’t about playing the odds—it’s about rewriting them. -
To Increase Your Shareholders’ Loyalty, Understand What Matters to Them
Corporate governance Digital ArticleCreating profiles of your shareholders’ individual interests can help you speak directly to their concerns. -
Manage Capital Investments Like a Supply Chain
Project management Digital ArticleCompanies tend to manage capital projects as a single behemoth — which is why they often don’t go as planned. -
Successful Private Equity Firms Manage Talent Differently
Talent management Digital ArticleThese seven principles help PE firms turn talk into action. -
How to Decide Which Innovation Projects to Greenlight
Organizational decision making ResearchA study of different decision-making modes suggests which processes work best in different situations. -
How Venture Capitalists Can Become Effective Board Members
Boards Digital ArticleSucceeding in this role will help you build your brand, increase deal flow, and improve the performance of the companies you invest in. -
Why VCs Should Use Net Promoter Scores with Founders
Venture capital Digital ArticleFour steps to help investors solicit clear feedback and build better relationships with entrepreneurs. -
It’s Time to Change How ESG Is Measured
Finance and investing Digital ArticleCreating separate ratings for E, S, and G would benefit firms, investors, and policymakers. -
How to Respond to Shareholder Activism
Corporate governance Magazine ArticleTreat it as an opportunity, not a threat. -
Make Decisions with a VC Mindset
Organizational decision making Magazine ArticleThe key is to embrace risk, disagreement, and agility. -
Is Crypto Cleaning Up Its Act?
Financial markets Digital ArticleNew research suggests that the market’s recent self-regulation efforts are more than a PR stunt.
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Larry Fitzgerald: Life After NFL Stardom
Finance and investing Case Study11.95View Details In September 2025, Larry Fitzgerald Jr. sat in his Phoenix, Arizona, office preparing for a meeting with potential investors in Trenches Capital, the... -
Despegar: L Catterton Investment
Mergers and acquisitions Case Study11.95View Details In 2024, Despegar, a leading Latin American online travel agency, faced a pivotal capital structure decision. Four years earlier, at the height of the... -
Expanding Production Capacity at Michelin
Environmental sustainability Case Study11.95View Details In December 2022, Michelin was evaluating Project Gemini, a $100 million investment to expand production capacity for agricultural rubber tracks in the... -
Circle: Valuing a Digital Dollar
IPOs Case Study11.95View Details In early 2025, John Andrews, Circle's Head of Investor Relations and Capital Markets, was preparing for a pivotal board discussion as the company revisited... -
Eu Yan Sang: Institutionalisation of a Century-Old Heritage Company
Change management Case Study11.95View Details Richard Eu Yee Ming was the CEO of Eu Yan Sang International, a leading health and wellness company in Singapore. Founded in 1879 by Eu's great-grandfather,... -
John Elkann Keeps Tight Control of the Agnelli Empire
Investment management Case Study11.95View Details The case is about Exor, the holding company of the Italian Agnelli family, headed by John Elkann, the fifth-generation descendant of the Fiat founder... -
Carbon Robotics: Weeding Out the Competition
AI and machine learning Case Study11.95View Details Carbon Robotics, founded by technologist Paul Mikesell, rapidly grew from a backyard experiment into a global agricultural robotics company by 2025, driven... -
Millennium Partners: The Platform Evolution of Hedge Funds
Investment management Case Study11.95View Details This case examines Millennium Management's transformation from a quantitative hedge fund into Wall Street's most successful "pod shop." Through its multi-manager... -
An Introduction to Private Equity Secondaries
Private equity Case Study8.95View Details This technical note introduce readers to two types of secondary market transactions in the private equity space: limited-partner-led (LP-led) secondaries... -
Penny Jar Capital
Growth strategy Case Study11.95View Details Penny Jar Capital, founded in 2021, was a venture capital firm run by Bryant Barr and Rich Scudellari, two relative newcomers to the Silicon Valley VC... -
OpenAI and Microsoft (A): Partnership or Alliance?
AI and machine learning Case Study11.95View Details Leading artificial intelligence company OpenAI and tech giant Microsoft had forged a highly lucrative and mutually beneficial partnership: Microsoft supplied... -
OpenAI and Microsoft (B): Partnerships Heat Up
AI and machine learning Case Study5.00View Details This case follows OpenAI and Microsoft (A): Partnership or Alliance? (726-372) and provides a brief update since July 2025 on the state of negotiations... -
Innovation at Bat: The Savannah Bananas
Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details In early 2024, the Savannah Bananas were more popular than ever. The team provided an innovative mix of baseball and entertainment-with everything from... -
WeWork: From Unicorn to Bankruptcy
Change management Case Study11.95View Details WeWork, once one of the most valuable start-ups in history, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in November 2023. An innovator in the commercial... -
Optelic: Fundraising Decisions at an Artificial Intelligence Start-Up
AI and machine learning Case Study11.95View Details In March 2024, Will Ullrick, the co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Optelic, a computer vision artificial intelligence start-up based in... -
Cristina Ventura at White Star Capital (Multimedia Case)
25.00View Details This multimedia case study focuses on General Partner and Chief Catalyst Officer Cristina Ventura at White Star Capital, as she builds an ecosystem for... -
CoinShares: Seizing the Bitcoin ETF Opportunity in the US
Finance and investing Case Study11.95View Details This case examines CoinShares, a European digital asset management firm, as it navigates the rapidly evolving landscape of crypto exchange-traded products... -
Apollo Global Management
Entrepreneurial business strategy Case Study11.95View Details Apollo Global Management-long known for opportunistic private-equity deals-has morphed into an insurance-anchored credit powerhouse after fully acquiring... -
Kinnar Akhārā: An LGBTQ+ Community Facing a Leadership Crisis
Crisis communication Case Study11.95View Details In January 2025, Dr. Laxmi Narayan Tripathi, the superior leader of Kinnar Akhāṛā (KA), a Hindu organization of transgender people, announced the ordination... -
ESG Investing at DWS Asset Management: The Possibilities and Perils of Whistleblowing
Business and society Case Study11.95View Details This case examines the dilemma faced by Desiree Fixler, head of sustainability at DWS Asset Management, in March 2021. As one of Europe's leading asset...
