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- 15 Jun 2021
- News
Zone Defense
cohort on campus in the fall of 2015, he went to Silicon Valley to raise funds for Shield AI. The Tsengs and a third cofounder, Andrew Reiter, pitched to 30 investors. All 30 said no, with one suggesting that the trio pivot to producing... View Details
- 27 Mar 2017
- Blog Post
Should Entrepreneurs Get an MBA?
informal, I connected with and the dozens of one-on-one meetings with HBS professors that generated insights that informed the future of the company. Cash: The joke in Silicon Valley is that in valuing a startup, you should subtract $250k... View Details
- 30 Nov 2007
- What Do You Think?
What Is Management’s Role in Innovation?
practitioners of innovation and creativity. Given their importance for global economic health and progress, the questions are worth pondering. One highly successful Silicon Valley entrepreneur will ask whether management is a net positive... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 12 May 2020
- Blog Post
Leaving a Career in Tech for Venture Capital and Entrepreneurship
entrepreneur and I knew I needed something more fulfilling and challenging like that again. Being in Silicon Valley, I was fortunate to find mentors who helped me do some soul searching on the path ahead. After a period of... View Details
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The Gift of Global Talent
Chief Executive Thinkers50: William Kerr 21 Jan 2019 | Thinkers50 Why Silicon Valley needs more visas Henrique Dubugras 13 Jan 2019 | TechCrunch Red tape, rhetoric and the race for global talent Lisa Bernhard 10 Jan 2019 | Reuters TV... View Details
- 19 Jan 2024
- News
The Values and Virtues of a Quick Fix
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, this is Dan Morrell, host of Skydeck. Speed has gotten a pretty bad rap, says Anne Morriss (MBA 2004). The Silicon Valley mantra of moving fast and breaking things has led to waves of high-profile... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
Global Outposts Expand HBS’s Intellectual Footprint
Unite Lebanon Youth Project in Lebanon. PREPARING GLOBAL LEADERS Startup Success Beyond Silicon Valley Made in Italy Hands-on Learning About Global Markets View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie
- Web
Becoming an Entrepreneur - Alumni
Venrock, as he shares lessons from his more than 25 years of experience in the venture capital business in Silicon Valley. The Shiny Penny: How to Maximize the M&A Value of Your Company For years, you've worked nonstop and sweated bullets... View Details
- 01 Jan 2012
- News
Hiroshi Mikitani, MBA 1993
professional ties to HBS classmates continue to be strong. In addition, it was during business school that he and some friends first came up with the idea for what would become Rakuten. “Before HBS, I never would have considered being an entrepreneur,” recalls... View Details
- 17 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
The Trial of Elizabeth Holmes: Visionary, Criminal, or Both?
Former Theranos employees began testifying this week against Elizabeth Holmes, the once-celebrated biotech’s founder and CEO, in a criminal trial that has Silicon Valley worried. In opening statements last week, federal prosecutors... View Details
- Fast Answer
Compensation by Industry/Position/Location
cover. The data is filterable by employer name, type of job, and job location, catching the differences between software engineers in Silicon Valley and Miami. This data comes from visa-holding employees, and not American citizens or... View Details
- 01 Apr 2000
- News
Student "Treks" Lead to Jobs and Opportunities
With interest running high in areas such as entrepreneurship, technology, new media, and the Internet, HBS student career "treks" to venues like Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, and London have become all the rage during the holiday break.... View Details
- 21 Oct 2015
- Research & Ideas
How to Predict if a New Business Idea is Any Good
In 2008, entrepreneur Brian Chesky and his two San Francisco roommates made the rounds of Silicon Valley VC firms with what they thought was a great idea: a website and mobile app that would allow homeowners to open their homes to... View Details
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Courses by Faculty Unit - Course Catalog
Development While Decarbonizing - India’s Path to Net Zero (also listed under General Management) Vikram Gandhi January 2025 J 3.0 IFC: Silicon Valley; Disrupting Silicon Valley with AI Mark Roberge January... View Details
- 11 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
The Equity Network: How HBS Helped Me Launch a Tech-Enabled Social Enterprise
open doors and set me up for success. Networks are critical in providing exposure and access to opportunities — and without them, I would never have broken into or thrived in Wall Street or Silicon Valley as a woman of color. I came to... View Details
- 07 Jun 2021
- Blog Post
The Value of the HBS Case Method – Lessons from an SVMP Participant
global community. Meanwhile, I am spending my deferred period in the Silicon Valley at VMware where I am focused on improving and scaling their SaaS & Subscription business. I am excited for the Harvard MBA program and I look forward... View Details
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Investor - Entrepreneurship
in the Venture Capital & Private Equity Club Annual Conference Attend an Immersion Field Course (IFC) to Israel, London, or Silicon Valley. SPRING Take EC Courses applicable to VC/Investing: Venture Capital Journey Scaling Technology... View Details
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2022 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
to her dream job as chief of sport for US Ski and Snowboard, which is the governing body that nominates athletes to the US Olympic teams. In this live taping of the HBS alumni podcast Skydeck, Patty will talk about her own path as a former world-class skier and NCAA... View Details
- 11 Apr 2024
- News
Mission Control
market was far from welcoming. His dream would, once again, have to be deferred. Instead, Platzer applied his quantitative background at a hedge fund and in other investment management roles. In 2009, though, while at an event at NASA Ames campus in View Details
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Joiner - Entrepreneurship
companies to research and prep for outreach. Attend an Immersion Field Course (IFC) to Israel, London, or Silicon Valley SPRING Take EC Courses to build startup skills and experience: Scaling Tech Ventures Entrepreneurial Sales Startup... View Details