CB Insights

OCTOBER 29, 2018

For Google’s part, it kept releasing its own branded phones under the Nexus brand, partnering with Samsung, Asus, and LG to manufacture these devices, and further eroding the value of the Motorola acquisition. When you’re a powerhouse brand, it can be hard to see that the times are changing. Date: March 20, 2003.

Google 76

Google Software Innovation Company 76

CB Insights

OCTOBER 16, 2018

And nowhere is Bezos’ philosophy of business, technology, and leadership better articulated than in his annual shareholder letters, which he has written every year since the company’s IPO in 1997. 2003: Long-term thinking is rooted in ownership. 2003: Long-term thinking is rooted in ownership.

Customer Experience 78

Customer Experience Innovation Company Technology 78

CB Insights

MARCH 6, 2019

Theranos was founded in 2003 by Elizabeth Holmes, then an undergraduate student at Stanford University’s School of Engineering. To some, Silicon Valley startup culture was as much to blame for Theranos’ failure as the company’s leadership. The rise and fall of Theranos. Takeaways & lessons. By November 2010, the deal was done.

Report 78

Report San Francisco Capital New York 78

CB Insights

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Buffett successfully lobbied the leadership of Coca-Cola — the largest position in Buffett’s portfolio, with his ownership share coming in at 6.2% — to cut back on “excessive” executive compensation plans. It had a great brand. At one point, there were 2,000 separate car brands just in the United States. 2003 : [link].

Omaha 78

Omaha Company Capital Management 78

CB Insights

MAY 10, 2018

” This company had an online presence generating data, but lacked leadership or a vision around how that online presence should work or how that data could truly benefit its core business. Bain (whose partners actually coined the phrase “$1M framework”) would create its own “insight product” in 2003 with the Net Promoter Score.

Strategy 78

Strategy Management Analytics Tools 78