Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

Similarly, Microsoft paid $26 billion for loss-making LinkedIn in 2016, and Facebook paid $19 billion for WhatsApp in 2014 when it had no revenues or profits. This becomes clear when you look at a company’s two most important financial statements: the balance sheet and the income statement.

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Balance Sheet Assets Revenue Accounts 8

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 30, 2017

For example, Costco has long been recognized as a “high road” employer that pays above market wages , offers good benefits, and provides workers opportunities for advancement. Of course, this is just one example, and there are a number of reasons why these firms’ performance varied during this period.

Marketing 12

Marketing Balance Sheet Compensation Benefits 12

Harvard Business Review

MAY 28, 2018

By 2016, the rise of smart phones seemed to have made the company less relevant: Its revenues were at almost the same level they had been a full decade earlier. Yet investors can be a powerful strategic resource, providing not only capital but also less-biased insight into the threats and opportunities that a company encounters.

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Balance Sheet Cash Flow Banking Fixed Costs 12

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 24, 2017

Independently, Michael Porter’s Social Progress Index in 2016 specifically highlighted opportunity in Manizales as significantly higher than both Medellin and Bogota. People also need to learn how communicating about their own and others’ growth in fact benefits them.

Scaling 13

Scaling Banking Balance Sheet Sales 13