Chris LoCutro

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

I have a couple of real estate companies. I remember when I first started investing in real estate. Now I wanted to invest in real estate when I was a kid. And I looked forward to the day that I could start owning real estate in you know, buying real estate and making deals and all that kind of stuff.

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Real Estate Cash Flow Scaling Implementation 64

Walk Me

MAY 23, 2023

But a few years ago, no one could have predicted the scale of hybrid working. Thanks to leaps forward in technology (and just a little help from the coronavirus), remote work is now a real option for many people. Beyond staff performance, a good hybrid work schedule can help you find numerous other organizational benefits.

Real Estate 52

Real Estate Change Management Benefits Workflows 52

Harvard Business Review

JULY 11, 2017

Inclusive prosperity is the idea that the opportunity and benefits of economic growth should be widely shared by all segments of society. One of us is an urban theorist, the other a community-focused real estate developer. Historically, entrepreneurial initiatives have tended to benefit the advantaged.

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Inclusion Real Estate Marketing Diversity 21

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 28, 2017

And the risks are real: Zillow’s research predicts that $400 billion dollars of real estate value in Florida could be at risk from climate change by the year 2100. By investing in these durable improvements, real estate owners can lower their premiums because they have reduced the risk that their real estate assets face.

Insurance 15

Insurance Real Estate Government Scaling 15

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 20, 2011

Despite the political challenges in the US, our point is that innovations required to create the $300 house can be scaled up to the benefit of the $3,000 or the $30,000 house. In rich countries we've seen all manner of "master-planned" real estate communities.

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Real Estate Transportation Scaling Metrics 17

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 7, 2011

Using a scientifically validated scale to find the dysfunctional Internet shoppers among them, they determined that nearly 10% met criteria for compulsive online shopping. Was it the economic benefit made possible through the ease of price comparisons online? Debt stopped scaring us because money had stopped being real.

Real Estate 15

Real Estate Advertising Recruitment Scaling 15

Get Lighthouse

MAY 1, 2022

Just as there are several different ways to invest in real estate, stocks, etc., Think about it: if a stranger bumps into you, will you give them the benefit of the doubt? Instead, they're thoughtful, aware, and think at scale. You don't want to make a bad investment.

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Manager Real Estate Engineering Accounts 64

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 8, 2016

Big box retailers did away with this model decades ago, the result of their lower-cost real estate, which enabled both better pricing and greater selection. Today the retail center model has taken one of its primary benefits — choice — to the extreme. Subscription adds an important extra dimension.

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Real Estate Scaling Benefits Travel 13

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 18, 2016

Characteristics: Most physical and institutional structures are already in place in these megacities, but with fast-growing populations and severe congestion, there is an opportunity to create value by improving efficiency and livability, and there is a market of customers with cash to pay for these benefits.

Real Estate 14

Real Estate Cash Flow B2B ROI 14

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 11, 2016

The benefits are diffuse, including economic growth, city competitiveness, more jobs for more people, and more efficient use of scarce resources such as energy (which leads to less pollution). The state is willing to do this because keeping people out of prison saves the state money.)

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Cash Flow Real Estate Assets Nonprofit 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 8, 2018

But are we scaling the right model? How do we make sure that the blossoming impact investment movement — especially as it starts to supplant traditional aid — actually leads to improvements in outcomes for the people and communities it is supposed to benefit? Still, the question is important to ask.

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Scaling Real Estate Nonprofit Benefits 11

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

In our decades of experience in all aspects of entrepreneurship, it is rare to hear an entrepreneur, hell-bent to scale his or her venture, call themselves a “small” business or “SME” — because those designations actually connote sluggish, slow and static. Thus we need to shift our efforts to creating conditions conducive to high growth.

Small Business 11

Small Business Real Estate Transportation Scaling 11

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 14, 2016

Last year, Citi produced a powerful study of the costs and benefits of shifting the energy system toward low-carbon technologies. In other words, does it really make sense for a hospitality or real estate company to build a new hotel, apartment, or office complex right on the coast in Miami? And what is the risk of devaluation?

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Assets Balance Sheet Real Estate Energy 14

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 27, 2013

To reap these benefits, corporations need to take pro bono work seriously. Follow the Scaling Social Impact insight center on Twitter @ScalingSocial and register to stay informed and give us feedback. Scaling Social Impact Insights from HBR and The Bridgespan Group. They need to think beyond financial terms. Be Resilient.

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Nonprofit Real Estate Human Resources Operations 12

Harvard Business Review

APRIL 23, 2014

Can a company built on the ideas of scale and network effects unbundle its offering into multiple brands and still thrive? It has implications that extend far beyond the company’s stated goal to design single-purpose apps that fit mobile usage and the bottleneck of screen mobile device real estate. But what of network effects?

Real Estate 10

Real Estate Strategic Planning Scaling Media 10

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 24, 2015

They’ve tried launching a large-scale program to monetize the company’s real estate, introducing a new marketing campaign, creating a new information system and “big data” approach, consolidating their buying categories, downsizing functions, testing new store concepts…the list goes on.

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Real Estate Strategic Planning Marketing Administration 15

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 25, 2018

The greater economic profit and loss at both ends of the distribution is driven by greater scale and invested capital, not by increasing returns to capital. They spend 2-3 times more on intangible capital such as R&D, have higher shares of foreign revenue, and rely more on acquisitions and inorganic growth than median firms.

Real Estate 15

Real Estate Revenue Metrics Assets 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2013

By understanding the path to purchase, you can figure out when in the path to intervene and how to best allocate your digital marketing spend and website/mobile real-estate. But Super Consumers care about benefits and innovation. Use Super Consumers to find key decision points and chokeholds in the path to purchase.

Marketing 10

Marketing ROI Real Estate Benchmarking 10

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2017

The catch is that hiring skilled contractors at scale is a fairly new phenomenon for companies, leaving many employers without a clearly defined path to find, attract, and hire top-notch people. Identifying people who are open to new opportunities — and who are also open to contract work — can be challenging.

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Accounts Payable Compensation Inclusion 8

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 11, 2013

We can transform the way people work to achieve change on a mass level, and every manager can encourage sustainability by making one modification that would benefit the environment. For most, real estate is the second-largest expense. It's time to take a different approach to green jobs. What about my bottom line?

Real Estate 8

Real Estate Administration Retention Accounts 8

Harvard Business Review

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Yet for all their benefits and buzz, digital jobs continue to geographically concentrate in established high-tech meccas at a time when our nation needs more metro areas, especially in the heartland, to gain a competitive foothold in the digital future. Digital industries are a main driver of growth within these high-value industries.

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Assets Diversity Transportation Education 8

AIHR

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

Daily, you collect data on payroll and benefits information, employee engagement scores, feedback, and performance reviews. A real-world example of this is determining the value of a house. Make sure not to misrepresent data intentionally, such as using inconsistent scales on size comparisons or using inappropriate colors.

Recruitment 135

Recruitment Metrics Human Resources Retention 135

Zenefits

JULY 27, 2022

As your small business continues to scale, cash flow transparency and accounting efficiency become harder to maintain. It may depend on highly manual processes, making accounting tasks impossible to scale with demand. As your business expands, you may be subject to different taxes or benefits liabilities. No accounting strategy.

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Accounts Accounts Payable Cash Flow Software 52

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 1, 2014

These growing businesses – which we call “scale-ups” to distinguish them from start-ups – represent exactly the kind of long-term entrepreneurship that improves societies, jobs, quality of life, and innovation. The WhatsApps are the rare exceptions.

Scaling 15

Scaling Real Estate Media Small Business 15

Harvard Business Review

MAY 31, 2018

“To prosper over time,” he argued, “companies must benefit all of their stakeholders, including shareholders, employees, customers, and the communities in which they operate.” Develop portfolios of financing to offset risk and achieve greater scale.

Government 15

Government Nonprofit Hospitality Operations 15

AIHR

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

This article looks at 21 different types of employment and how they can benefit your organization. Benefits: Apprentices may receive some full-time employee benefits—such as health insurance and paid time off (PTO)—especially in unionized industries. Benefits: Benefits vary based on company policies.

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Insurance Staffing Compensation Benefits 98

Chris LoCutro

APRIL 1, 2025

And I realized that, oh, my gosh, like, I can help a lot more people and I can create scale in my business. And that was the thing that, like, finally gave me the ability to be able to scale my time and so I could spend more time with the people that I love most, which was Amy and our kids. And then she scaled up with advertising.

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Revenue Sales Sales Small Business 59

AIHR

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Customers rate their satisfaction with the service or support that an employee provides, often on a scale (e.g., However, for more complex sales, such as those involving longer sales cycles—like selling real estate or enterprise software—the number of sales alone becomes less reliable. 1 to 5 or 1 to 10).

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