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These lectures are from a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Academic Conference which was held at MIT in January 2006. The conference was in connection to the MIT course Special Topics in Supply Chain Management. This course is centered on how RFID systems will transform the business landscape, with a particular emphasis on the supply chain. The course will take an interdisciplinary approach to analyzing the various aspects of a modern...more
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We analyze three games using our new solution concept, subgame perfect equilibrium (SPE). The first game involves players' trusting that others will not make mistakes. It has three Nash equilibria but only one is consistent with backward induction. We show the other two Nash equilibria are not subgame perfect: each fails to induce Nash in a subgame. The second game involves a matchmaker sending a couple on a date. There are three Nash equi...more
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1) Population in China: Until recently, Chinese families did not much alter their fertility depending on life events such as deaths of children. However, under government prodding and eventually coercion, fertility dropped drastically in China in the 1970s, but to counteract momentum, the One-Child Policy started in 1979-80. 2) Population Growth and Economic Development: In Asia, rapid fertility drops have preceded economic booms by approx...more
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Most people are not very good at dealing in financial markets. Professional money managers, such as financial advisors and financial planners, assist individuals in matters of personal finance. FINRA and the SEC monitor the activities of these managers in order to protect individual investors. Mutual funds, exchange traded funds also exist to assist individual investments, and pension funds provide further services. These investment instit...more
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Winblad explains that very few Series A investments were done in 2002. However, a lot more were done in 2003 and will be done in 2004, she says. The reasons for the decline since 2000 include: restart dollars were competing with the A round dollars; corporate investors disappeared (excpet Intel); and individual investing declined. Additionally, during this era, VCs were doing deals individually, creating twice as many A round deals and ...more
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Smith explains that venture philanthropy means investing in ventures that lead to greater changes in the overall system to improve education for kids. The entrepreneur is a part of a much larger system and the aim is to leverage the investments to provide the greatest possible impact. This strategy has led to three key activities at New Schools: the creation of a network to generate more hybrid leaders and inform policy makers, a charter a...more
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Slow down in capital spending has had a profound effect on the enterprise software companies, says Thompson. Symantec has made tremendous investments to retool infrastructure of the company in the last 2 years to scale the business. This story is being replayed time and time again in the valley, he says. With capital spending decreasing, companies are adopting new models - software as a service. There is no right answer and model; it is a ...more
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Despite the huge investments, regulatory burdens, and uncertain market place, Burrill talks about how venture businesses investing in the life sciences industry make money. He stresses the importance of creating a perceived value (which is much higher than the actual value) as well as taking advantage of global arbitrage of technology having a higher value in certain parts of the world as compared to others.
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Hoffman believes that out of three kinds of investment strategies, sure bets, low-risk management and high risk investments, entrepreneurship is the third kind. This style of investment is called accurate contrarian theories where raising sufficient money might help in mitigating risks, but does not ensure success.
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Tien Tzuo, Chief Strategy Officer for Salesforce.com, believes that investments are shifting from direct-marketing campaigns to online marketing. Customer awareness is created through buzz, PR and dialogues in the marketplace rather than spending a great deal on advertising.
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Jurveston describes the average investment at Draper Fisher Jurvetson. The three most recent investments were $100,000, $550,000 and $1,000,000. The average for DFJ is $2-3 million in the first round of investment and the high end for is $4-5 million, with a possibility of $6 million for a later stage company, he adds.
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Komisar believes there is evidence of new bubbles occurring in certain industries today, specifically in Web 2.0. The good news is that there are also many other industries, such as those in energy, life sciences, and healthcare, where bubbles are absent. He also gives advice on whether companies should seek institutional financing or professional investments.
