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Business model innovation: how founders instill it

Founders have a window of opportunity in which to create an innovative approach to business models that will define the firm going forward.

Search funds continue to go global

ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½'s biennial study of international search funds tracks this asset class's progress on five continents.

How K-culture conquered the world

From K-pop to K-dramas, industry insider Lee Areum discusses the global mania for all things Korean and why she thinks the best is yet to come.

Boards of directors: 5 pillars to withstand turbulent times

Boards of Directors in Disruptive Times, by Jordi Canals, aims to improve the effectiveness of corporate governance when it’s needed most.

London is the world's "smartest" city, according to ÌìÃÀ´«Ã½'s Cities in Motion Index

The 2022 ranking of 183 cities in 92 countries — based on 112 indicators gauging sustainability, fairness and livability — finds urban resilience in t...

Aerospace and wellbeing, the most profitable areas for startups in Spain and Portugal

Despite market uncertainty in 2021, the year saw significant growth in startup volume and activity, as well as an increase in funding received. This i...

Best practices in the world's smartest cities

How do the smartest cities manage development in areas like the environment, mobility and transport, human capital and economy?

30% more business angels for Spain

Spain's growing network of angel investors increased their portfolios in 2021 and the percentage of investors who remained on the sidelines was just 1...

Innovative DEI? Diversity, entrepreneurship and inclusion

When discrimination is banned from workplaces, what are some of the knock-on effects in entrepreneurship? In his research, Giovanni Valentini uncovers...

Engaged fatherhood: a winning proposition

Does fatherhood get the institutional, organizational and social support it deserves? Facilitating men's presence in their children's lives not only i...

10 trends shaping e-commerce in Spain

The typical online shopper uses their mobile phone, pays with a credit card and is influenced most by social media. That is according to a 2021 study ...

ESG investing to the rescue?

Can green or ESG investing help save our planet? Or is it diverting our attention from public leadership failures at a critical time? An analysis of t...

Corporate venturing enablers: How they help open innovation

In corporate venturing, "enabler" institutions, such as universities and VC firms, are increasingly key: They help established companies join forces w...

When the product offer isn’t clear, change the way people think about it

VC and PE: Where in the world to invest post-COVID?

How do 125 countries — from Albania to Zimbabwe — stack up in the 2021 VC/PE Country Attractiveness Index, taking COVID into account?

The COVID economy is here for the long haul

A post-COVID economy? Not so fast, says Javier Díaz Giménez. Business leaders should accept that we'll be living in a COVID economy for a good long ti...

Corporate venturing with deep-tech start-ups: Lessons learned from Asia

In just five years, investment in deep-tech start-ups has quadrupled to reach more than $60 billion in 2020. A new study offers advice to help larger ...

Three keys to a meaningful ESG strategy

Increasingly, leaders need to consider, determine and then communicate how they are incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues in...

Working remotely two to three days a week, the best option

Only 12% of workers want to work remotely every day. And when working remotely an optimal two to three times a week, employees' productivity and work ...

Smart cities: 7 digital solutions with social impact

How can the latest technologies address the social needs of today's cities? Can digital solutions strengthen social cohesion in urban centers? Philip ...