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- 12 May 2009
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First Look: May 12, 2009
is a later-stage company with revenues in excess of $100 million; the other a pre-revenue company trying to raise its first institutional round. The entrepreneurs must consider their options and the impact on their companies' growth and,... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 08 May 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, May 8, 2018
and when should Cumplo begin to expand beyond Chile to other countries in Latin America? The company raised $1.4 million in its first three years, mainly from individual investors, and then issued new shares for $3 million in 2015. By... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 22 Mar 2016
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March 22, 2016
Globalization of Angel Investments: Evidence Across Countries By: Lerner, Josh, Antoinette Schoar, Stanislav Sokolinski, and Karen Wilson Abstract—This paper examines investments made by 13 angel groups across 21 countries. We compare applicants just above and below... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Apr 2013
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First Look: April 23
http://hbr.org/search/113057-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 813-147 Affinity Labs, Inc. In November 2006, Chris Michel left Military.com, which he founded in 1999, to start Affinity Labs, a global network of online communities. That month, Michel View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Feb 2019
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New Research and Ideas, February 19, 2019
witnessed relentless growth and one year later, its revenue was on track to exceed the forecast by 300 percent. BlackBuck had operations in 200 locations across India and a team of over 1,000 people. The company had raised two rounds of... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 28 Apr 2009
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First Look: April 28, 2009
Abstract A new instrument (the Mutual Inheritance Fund or MIF) is proposed whose purpose is to help people carry their savings forward from the moment they retire into their old age. Like annuities, this instrument requires an up-front... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
When Mass Shootings Lead to Looser Gun Restrictions
including those that might tighten restrictions, loosen restrictions, do both, or neither. As an academic institution, Harvard Business School is unusual in that it independently funds almost all of the research conducted by its faculty... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 12 Nov 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Marketing of a President
more donors than the entire Democratic or Republican party nationwide. Almost half of Obama's unprecedented $639 million in funds raised from individuals came from small donors giving $300 or less. Like any... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 26 Sep 2013
- Research & Ideas
Behind India’s Economic and Political Woes
common man and woman. The Indian government recently passed a massive food security bill, which is an attempt to provide subsidized food to the poorest of the poor and to raise their level of welfare. Nobody can disagree with the need to... View Details
Keywords: by Zeenat Potia
- 14 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
The High Cost of the Slow COVID Vaccine Rollout
the United States, the Federal Drug Administration this week advised states to pause the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine after six women developed a rare blood-clotting disorder, raising new concerns about total vaccine supply.... View Details
- 25 Jul 2011
- Research & Ideas
How Disruptive Innovation is Remaking the University
departments and in the relationships among faculty and administrators. It is written into course catalogs, into standards for admitting students and promoting professors, and into strategies for raising View Details
- 30 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
Entering the Age of Alliances
team, also owned by Perini at that time. The team became a major sponsor of the Jimmy Fund, helping raise money for the treatment of children with cancer. Although the Jimmy Fund has mobilized a multitude of... View Details
Keywords: by James Austin
- 05 Aug 2008
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First Look: August 5, 2008
to exit direct stockholding if their stock portfolios have performed well; but these relationships are much weaker for mutual funds, a pattern which is consistent with previous research on the disposition effect among direct stockholders and performance sensitivity... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 1
level. Inheriting Losers Authors:Li Jin and Anna Scherbina Publication:Review of Financial Studies (forthcoming) Abstract We show that new managers who take over mutual fund portfolios sell off inherited momentum losers at higher rates... View Details
- 19 Jun 2018
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New Research and Ideas, June 19, 2018
investors, could provide this commitment mechanism. Common ownership of competitors within industries and long-time horizons in ownership of shares are key characteristics for investors that could act as stewards of the commons. Social pressure fueled by socially... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 01 Apr 2008
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First Look: April 1, 2008
central bank to abandon its zero interest rate policy, which had been in place for years, and raise rates to 0.5%. The Bank of Japan was eager to increase them to more "normal" levels to exert effective monetary policy. Yet the... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 23 Jul 2024
- Research & Ideas
Forgiving Medical Debt Won't Make Everyone Happier
15 state or local governments had passed programs to pay for about $8 billion in medical relief. Five more are considering moves that would bring the total to almost $13 billion. Many work with a nonprofit called Undue Medical Debt (formerly named RIP Medical Debt),... View Details
- 20 Feb 2018
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First Look at New Research and Ideas, February 20, 2018
products or services on the horizon with strong growth potential. Further complicating the decision is the fact that Siris is in the midst of raising its second private equity fund and seeking to secure... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively
the importance of delivering a consistent message to different stakeholders, and the risks and rewards of introducing external financial information into a firm's planning and operations activities. Martha Lagace: What important themes do the 2 cases View Details
- 09 Feb 2010
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First Look: Feb. 9
policies that maintain a low level of average inflation. Cases & Course MaterialsNovoCure Ltd. William A. Sahlman and Sarah Greene FlahertyHarvard Business School Case 810-045 Venture capitalist William Doyle must raise $35 million... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace