Why a family foundation is vital for cohesion and the key to long-lasting success

The Carvajal family’s Ana Maria Guerrero Carvajal and Isabel Carvajal Sardi on why the family’s foundation is the largest shareholder of their 121-year-old family business and how it’s the key to sustaining social, human, and reputational capital.

Letting go to grow: How one entrepreneur reclaimed his life and business

Frank’s transformation from overwhelmed investor to empowered leader demonstrates how coaching and collaboration enabled him to stand back, delegate, and recover his life.

Beyond survival: What business leaders can learn from necessity entrepreneurs

Necessity entrepreneurs demonstrate remarkable resilience and creativity in the face of extreme challenges, offering valuable insights for business leaders seeking to navigate uncertainty in today’s complex global economy.

The Motor City takes a detour from Silicon Valley orthodoxy

Many regional developers have tried and failed to emulate Silicon Valley’s VC-driven model for innovation. Detroit, the birthplace of Ford, is following an alternative route – with promising results.

Buying your way into entrepreneurship: the dss+ journey

How a private equity-backed corporate carve-out created a successful, sustainable consulting powerhouse

Tradition and innovation: the paradox powering family business 

Tradition is defined as the transmission of customs or beliefs from generation to generation. Innovation is the process of changing something established by introducing new methods

The knowledge bank: an essential guide to venture capital

Are you considering a career in venture capital or seeking funds for your startup? IMD expert Jim Pulcrano shares essential resources, including top books, websites, and podcasts, to guide you through the complex world of VC and help you make smarter investment decisions.

Lessons from a legacy: Keeping business and family in balance to create a multigenerational enterprise

In conversation with IMD’s Peter Vogel, Bruce Grossman, a fourth-generation family business owner, discusses his achievements and shortcomings in creating frameworks to unite the family business.

Founderful: ‘Ideas are a commodity. Execution is everything.’

In episode six of Tech for Good, Edouard Treccani, principal at Founderful, a Swiss pre-seed Venture Capital fund founded in 2019, discusses its mission to invest in emerging startups and support students at Swiss universities build great companies.

The many faces of informal enterprise 

An informal approach to entrepreneurship is not only for small business owners who lack other options. Flexing between varying degrees of formality is the norm in many settings.

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