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Joint Ventures Reduce the Risk of Major Capital Investments

Harvard Business Review

In many industries, the capital required to build an asset of minimum efficient scale is growing. For instance, the cost of building and equipping a leading-edge semiconductor fab has climbed to $7 billion, as the technology required to make more advanced chips is getting more complex. Model 2: Asset capacity pooling.

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What the Nonprofit Sector Needs to Reach Its Full Potential

Harvard Business Review

Imagine eliminating all of the redundancies in fixed costs. The Kansas City Royals’ 2015 team payroll was over $110 million. America’s foundations are sitting on a trillion dollars in assets. Consolidating databases and information and talent. Imagine the strength of the acumen and the voice.