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- 02 Dec 2010
- News
Ten Rules for Entrepreneurs
like most, failed. But the experience made him curious about the differences between entrepreneurial winners and losers. Having written a book about West Point, he resolved to turn his attention to “the West Point of capitalism”: HBS....
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- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Ready, Set, Launch
outset, then they waste important resources trying to sell it, says Professor Tom Eisenmann, faculty co-chair of the Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship. “It takes a lot of time, time equals money, the money runs out, and the startup...
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- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Farming for Fuel
the hope of a more stable future for their children. “This is also a fascinating entrepreneurial story,” Reinhardt notes. “These farmers have reduced their exposure to corn prices, but at the expense of exposure to the oil market.” With...
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- 01 Jun 2014
- News
Start Me Up
5 Keys to Startup Success From the Nigam playbook Selling "A crucial skill, because startup founders are always selling, to potential investors, customers, employees, you name it. Get your pitch down pat!" Execution "Lots of people have...
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Garry Emmons
- 28 Oct 2013
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: The Good Struggle: Responsible Leadership in an Unforgiving World
reactions in the markets for funding, talent, partners, and meaning. Evolving commitments have always been central to entrepreneurial success. Leaders of new organizations have never been able to see very far into the future. They have...
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by Joseph L. Badaracco
- Profile
Luciana Baigun
online platform for the economics community at the school – so she built one. Later, as an auction theory analyst with clients all over the world, she was struck by the ubiquity of mobile phones in India and how they allowed farmers to find the best markets for their...
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- 21 Jan 2014
- First Look
First Look: January 21
Benjamin G., and Michael Luca Abstract—Online marketplaces often contain information not only about products, but also about the people selling the products. In an effort to facilitate trust, many platforms encourage sellers to provide...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 19 May 2015
- News
Getting Ready for Success
“It’s a great way to teach them entrepreneurial lessons,” she says. “Our kids conduct online research for supplies and grants; make videos and art to sell at auctions; and even do outreach.” Balancing her...
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- 13 Sep 2004
- Research & Ideas
Cash and the Woman-Owned Business
fund the launch of nearly all start-ups. The founders' current income, cash reserves, credit card capacity, and "mortgagable" assets account for most of the early stage capital in the United States.2 Other forms of non-cash View Details
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Rock 100: The Summit - Entrepreneurship
Chasm , Geoffrey Moore Customer Discovery and Validation for Entrepreneurs , Frank Cespedes Customer Visits for Entrepreneurs , Frank Cespedes Entrepreneurial Marketing : Learning from High-Potential Ventures , Joe Lassiter SPIN View Details
- 01 Jun 2011
- News
Mr. Start-Up
an astronaut. After selling Stylus, he briefly indulged a long-held passion by studying jazz piano, before settling into a spectacularly successful career as an entrepreneur, building and selling three tech...
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Aaron Chadbourne
For Aaron Chadbourne, entrepreneurship began early. "As soon as I could talk, I was put to work in my grandmother's business – selling vegetables at a roadside picnic table piled high with corn." As Aaron grew up, he helped with...
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- 01 Dec 1997
- News
Arthur Rock (MBA '51)
California, Rock became a believer in the group's vision and set out to sell their idea to potential investors. Thirty-five companies turned him down; investing in something at the idea stage was too foreign to them. Eventually, Rock...
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- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Ed Tian: Boardroom Revolutionary
industry, the state entities are unlikely to sell off their shares in the near term. But Netcom could go for a listing on the stock market eventually. “We need the government’s support,” says Tian. “We want to wire the entire country, and...
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- 15 Mar 2010
- HBS Case
Developing Asia’s Largest Slum
and improved services in the same area. Written with the assistance of Namrata Arora, a research associate at the HBS India Research Center, the case considers the potential risks and rewards of approaching an area like Dharavi with a new model in mind: slums as...
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- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Group Therapy: The Role of Business Groups in Emerging Economies
consequences of group affiliation in Asia and Latin America for several years, often with HBS professor Krishna G. Palepu. His current research focuses on several important aspects of business groups: their effect on entrepreneurial...
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- 01 Apr 1999
- News
Q & A: Confronting New Technologies: When Doing Right Is Wrong
customers about their needs and collect relevant market data. But when markets do not yet exist, neither do customers. The process must be an interactive one wherein innovators work to sell disruptive products to customers and then watch...
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- 07 Sep 2021
- News
September 2021 Alumni Books
Victoria Crittenden (DBA 1989) and William Crittenden Business Expert Press Direct selling is not an industry, per se, nor is it merely a go-to-market business model or channel to reach consumers. It is bigger than any of that: Direct...
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Margie Kelley
- 23 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Brand Power from Wedgwood to Dell: Part Two
decades mixing and selling skin care formulas before she undertook to build a national market for her products. Howard Schultz did not grow up drinking specialty coffee, but as soon as he was introduced to the business, he learned as much...
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by Martha Lagace
- Profile
Jenny Tison
summer internships. At J.P. Morgan, Jenny learned that, “banking was not for me.” An internship at the Pentagon, as a junior program analyst, confirmed her enthusiasm for math and measuring performance. An entrepreneurial venture – View Details