Harvard Business

JULY 14, 2017

entrepreneurs over a six-year period (2005 to 2011). It details the full range of activities undertaken to get the business off the ground and, crucially, whether it reaches a key measure of viability: reaching cash flow positive. This tracked a representative sample of more than 1,000 would-be U.S.

Research 134

Research Cash Flow Finance Study 134

Management Consulted

MAY 29, 2016

Boston Consulting Group on Strategy is a compilation of 82 valuable articles called Perspectives, 4 Harvard-reviewed business articles and 8 other articles written by various members of The Boston Consulting group between 1968 to 2005. The focus here is completely on cash flows and not projections. QUICK OVERVIEW.

Boston Consulting Group 100

Boston Consulting Group Groups Strategy Strategy 100

MishTalk

MARCH 21, 2014

s 26% in 2000-2005. Work by Nomura’s Chief China Economist indicates that more than half of Local Government Funding Vehicles, which borrow money on behalf of local governments to invest in infrastructure, have insufficient cash flows to pay interest or principal; the exact manifestation of Minsky’s Ponzi finance regime.

Finance 74

Finance Cash Flow Banking Government 74

Harvard Business

SEPTEMBER 16, 2014

In the high flying days of 2005-2007, banks around the country relied heavily on these scores to make quick decisions on millions of uncollateralized small business loans, with disastrous results. Since the crisis, banks have reconsidered their overreliance on personal credit scores in small business lending.

Small Business 71

Small Business Data Cash Flow Banking 71

Harvard Business

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

Instead of formulating detailed, long-term financial plans, executives at Dell now align around a common performance ambition—a cash flow vector consistent with growing the company’s intrinsic value faster than competitors. Think of strategy as a portfolio of options, not bonds. Take Google.

Strategy 71

Strategy Strategy Strategy& Company 71

Harvard Business

OCTOBER 21, 2016

In 2005, they launched a U.S. Wal-Mart, for example, aimed to double fleet efficiency between 2005 and 2015 through better routing, truck loading, driver training, and advanced technologies. By the end of 2014, they had improved fuel efficiency approximately 87% compared to the 2005 baseline.

Study 70

Study Productivity Efficiency Operations 70

MishTalk

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

The fact that profits as a share of GDP are more than 70% above their historical norm should immediately raise a question as to whether current year earnings or next year’s projected “forward earnings” should be used as a sufficient statistic for long-term cash flows and equity market valuation without any further reflection.

Cash Flow 66

Cash Flow Trends Policies Marketing 66