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- September 2023 (Revised July 2024)
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Honest Jobs: A Path to Redemption
By: Paul A. Gompers and Jeffrey Barkas
Founded by a formerly incarcerated job seeker, Honest Jobs' mission is to be the hub where people with criminal records come to build careers and employers come to find great talent. Honest Jobs faced early challenges as a two-sided platform for justice-involved job...
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Keywords:
Business Startups;
Venture Capital;
Recruitment;
Employment Industry;
United States;
Colorado;
Ohio;
Texas
Gompers, Paul A., and Jeffrey Barkas. "Honest Jobs: A Path to Redemption." Harvard Business School Case 224-010, September 2023. (Revised July 2024.)
- June 2023 (Revised February 2024)
- Case
Doing Business in Lima, Peru
By: Jeffrey T. Polzer, Leonard A. Schlesinger and Max Hancock
This case examines the challenges and opportunities of doing business in Peru. It highlights Peru's economic transformation in the decades leading up to 2024 in the context of its history, culture, and politics. The case gives an overview of some of the main obstacles...
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Keywords:
Business History;
Business and Government Relations;
Corporate Strategy;
Mining Industry;
Peru;
Latin America
Polzer, Jeffrey T., Leonard A. Schlesinger, and Max Hancock. "Doing Business in Lima, Peru." Harvard Business School Case 323-050, June 2023. (Revised February 2024.)
- March 2017 (Revised October 2018)
- Case
Catalant: The Future of Work?
By: Thomas Eisenmann, Jeffrey F. Rayport and Christine Snively
Catalant, founded in 2013 as an online marketplace where MBAs could bid on consulting projects posted by small- to medium-sized businesses, had expanded by 2016 to provide Fortune 1000 companies with access to over 35,000 independent experts. The founders envisioned...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Human Resources;
Recruitment;
Labor;
Market Platforms;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Employment Industry;
Consulting Industry;
United States
Eisenmann, Thomas, Jeffrey F. Rayport, and Christine Snively. "Catalant: The Future of Work?" Harvard Business School Case 817-103, March 2017. (Revised October 2018.)
- April 1998
- Case
Advent Israel Venture Capital Program, The
By: Paul A. Gompers and Jeffrey M. Anapolsky
Explores the decision by Advent, an international venture capital firm, to start a fund focused on Israel. Advent must decide who to hire to run the fund and how much money to raise.
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Keywords:
Venture Capital;
Global Strategy;
Recruitment;
Expansion;
Business Strategy;
Financial Services Industry;
Israel
Gompers, Paul A., and Jeffrey M. Anapolsky. "Advent Israel Venture Capital Program, The ." Harvard Business School Case 298-072, April 1998.
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Black New Venture Competition and Black Tech Master Series Recap - MBA
Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year...
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- November 2020 (Revised September 2021)
- Case
KhataBook
By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang, Allison H. Mnookin and James Barnett
In January 2020, India-based KhataBook, a digital ledger app for small businesses, is led by CEO Ravish Naresh, as his team faces a series of dilemmas regarding where to focus next.
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Keywords:
Monetization;
Entrepreneurship;
Ethics;
Marketing;
Measurement and Metrics;
Technology Industry;
India;
Bangalore;
Mumbai;
Southeast Asia
Bussgang, Jeffrey J., Allison H. Mnookin, and James Barnett. "KhataBook." Harvard Business School Case 821-006, November 2020. (Revised September 2021.)
- April 2019 (Revised April 2021)
- Case
Wayfair
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Susie L. Ma and Matthew G. Preble
In 2016 Niraj Shah and Steve Conine, founders of online home goods retailer Wayfair, are faced with a decision about how to improve user experience on their e-commerce sites. A key driver of consumer interest and conversion to purchase in the home category is visual...
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Keywords:
Visual Assets;
Corporate Entrepreneurship;
Decision Making;
Business or Company Management;
Growth Management;
Innovation and Invention;
Operations;
Strategy;
Technology;
Retail Industry;
Service Industry;
United States;
Massachusetts
Rayport, Jeffrey F., Susie L. Ma, and Matthew G. Preble. "Wayfair." Harvard Business School Case 819-045, April 2019. (Revised April 2021.)
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Faculty & Research - Entrepreneurship
Benjamin N. Roth Purnima Puri and Richard Barrera Associate Professor of Business Administration Reza R. Satchu Senior Lecturer of Business Administration Jo Tango Senior Lecturer of Business Administration Jeffrey J. View Details
- March 2021 (Revised August 2022)
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Seeding and Selling Asana
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Susie Ma and Amram Migdal
In December 2019, Oliver Jay, Asana’s Chief Revenue Officer (CRO), was reconsidering his go-to-market (GTM) strategy. Asana was cloud-based work management software that enabled users to break up projects into discrete tasks that could be assigned, scheduled, and...
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Keywords:
SaaS;
Customer Journey;
Business Model;
Business Organization;
Change Management;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Growth Management;
Marketing Channels;
Marketing Strategy;
Product Marketing;
Organizational Change and Adaptation;
Organizational Design;
Organizational Structure;
Digital Platforms;
Internet and the Web;
Technology Industry;
United States
Rayport, Jeffrey F., Susie Ma, and Amram Migdal. "Seeding and Selling Asana." Harvard Business School Case 821-054, March 2021. (Revised August 2022.)
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Entrepreneurial Management Curriculum - Faculty & Research
Startup Operations Julia Austin Fall 2024 Q1Q2 3.0 Field Course: Startup Operations Studio (SOS) Julia Austin Spring 2025 Q3Q4 1.5 Field Course: Venture Capital Journey Jeffrey Bussgang Fall 2024 Q1Q2 3.0...
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Named one of the Top 15 People Shaping Boston's Tech Scene
Named one of Mashable's Top 15 People Shaping Boston's Tech Scene.
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Students on the Job Market - Doctoral
goods Trade and industrial policies are increasingly shaped by national security concerns. This paper studies optimal policy for dual-use goods, items with both military and civilian applications. We begin View Details
- February 2024
- Case
FIGS: Scrubbing the Status Quo
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport and Nicole Tempest Keller
In October 2023, FIGS had revolutionized the medical scrubs industry with its fashionable and functional designs, but the venture was at a critical juncture. The digitally native vertical brand (DNVB) had gone public in a successful IPO in 2021 and reached $500 million...
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Keywords:
Marketing Channels;
Corporate Strategy;
Business Growth and Maturation;
Business Model;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Competitive Strategy;
Expansion;
Apparel and Accessories Industry;
Fashion Industry;
United States;
California;
Los Angeles;
Europe;
Canada
Rayport, Jeffrey F., and Nicole Tempest Keller. "FIGS: Scrubbing the Status Quo." Harvard Business School Case 824-062, February 2024.
- January 2023 (Revised December 2023)
- Case
OhmConnect: Energizing the Future
By: Jeffrey F. Rayport, Jennifer Fonstad and Nicole Tempest Keller
Founded in 2013, OhmConnect was a free consumer web app that alerted customers about peak hours of electricity demand, and paid them to lower their energy use at home during these periods. The company sold the aggregated reductions generated by thousands of households...
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Keywords:
App Development;
Renewable Energy;
Electricity Usage;
Regulations;
VC;
Technology;
Customer Acquisition Cost (CAC);
Scalability;
Applications and Software;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Business Model;
Venture Capital;
Energy Industry;
United States;
California;
Texas;
Europe
Rayport, Jeffrey F., Jennifer Fonstad, and Nicole Tempest Keller. "OhmConnect: Energizing the Future." Harvard Business School Case 823-065, January 2023. (Revised December 2023.)
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Entrepreneurial Management - Faculty & Research
Business Model for Women’s Sports By: Jeffrey F. Rayport , Brian Kenny and Nicole Tempest Keller 20 Aug 2024 | Interview | Faculty Research Angel City Football Club (ACFC) was founded in 2020 by venture...
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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni
joined Goldman Sachs, and in 1975 was the second person for GS in Japan and all of Asia, enabling GS to become one of the first six non-Japanese companies to hold a seat on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. He was recognized in 1998 by Newsweek...
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Behavioral Finance & Financial Stability
Info Do Fire Sales Create Externalities? By: Sergey Chernenko & Adi Sunderam DEC 2018 How do cash policies affect stock returns? A mutual fund that uses its cash reserves to accommodate outflows will lower the volatility of its underlying holdings View Details
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Online Business Courses & Certifications | HBS Online
develop innovative solutions to your most challenging business problems. 7 weeks, 6-8 hrs/week Enroll by January 2 $1,850 Certificate Launching Tech Ventures Professor Jeffrey View Details
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MBA Experience - Leadership
all students pursue the same course of study: the Required Curriculum and FIELD. By studying under a common curriculum, students build a solid, broad foundation of general management concepts and skills across all the key disciplines....
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Blavatnik Fellowship in Life Science Entrepreneurship - Health Care
seed and funding rounds, seed, grants, and venture funding. An additional $244M was raised when a Blavatnik Fellow's venture went public. Leadership The Fellowship is led by executive fellow Peter Barrett, PhD and Tracy Perry, associate...
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