Founding Teams - Publications - Faculty & Research

26 Aug 2020
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Two sides, same coin: How I left the Bay Area as an operator and returned as an investor

leadership team for the Venture Capital and Private Equity Club and the Women in Investing Club. She will be returning to San Francisco after graduation to join Bessemer Venture Partners as a growth-stage investor. She hopes that sharing... View Details

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Impact Investing | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Wellington Asset Management. Publications Open Door Legal: Universal Legal Access By: Brian Trelstad, Taylor Greenthal and Sarah Mehta September 2024 | Faculty Research This case is about Open Door Legal (ODL), a San Francisco-based civil legal aid nonprofit. CEO... View Details

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Soltan Bryce

came to HBS. They are my people!” While an MBA student, Soltan was on the founding team of the venture-backed startup, Plume, the first gender-affirming telehealth service that “provides access to... View Details

02 Feb 2023
Research & Ideas

Why We Still Need Twitter: How Social Media Holds Companies Accountable

the number of corporate regulatory violations and resulting penalties changed over the three-year period following the introduction of 3G coverage. They found that facility-level penalties dropped by about 13 percent after neighborhoods... View Details

Keywords: by Kasandra Brabaw; Technology

June 2005 (Revised May 2006)
Case

Covisint (A): The Evolution of a B2B Marketplace

By: Lynda M. Applegate and Elizabeth Collins

Ford Motor Co., General Motors, and DaimlerChrysler--the three original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) that dominated the automotive industry throughout the 20th century--launched Covisint in February 2000 as an industry supply chain exchange that would drive out cost... View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Supply Chain Management; Business Startups; Management Teams; Manufacturing Industry; Auto Industry; United States

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Leadership - Faculty & Research

Leadership Leadership 2015 Chapter Leave No Slice of Genius Behind: Selecting and Developing Tomorrow's Leaders of Innovation By: Linda A. Hill More than ever, leaders of nearly every kind of organization view their human resources teams... View Details

01 Mar 2023
What Do You Think?

How Much Does 'Deep Purpose' Matter to the Bottom Line?

mission is the starting point for its culture. The nature of a mission statement matters only if leaders and their employees believe in it and live it. In my research, too often I’ve found that leaders are content to check the box on... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Mar 2024
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Game On

It’s raining in Sarasota. And not a light sprinkle but a proper, Florida drenching, so the outdoor courts at the Pickleball Club’s Lakewood Ranch location are deserted. Inside is a different story. Most of the 12 courts are in play. With four people to a court, all... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; photographed by Edward Linsmier; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

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Business History - Faculty & Research

and Latin America. A wide-ranging editorial introduction describes the formation and evolution of the discipline from its origins at the Harvard Business School in the late 1920s. Over the following century, the editors show that the discipline and its practitioners... View Details

19 Dec 2023
Research & Ideas

15 Podcast Episodes That Grabbed Listeners in 2023

an Impact Great business leaders are problem solvers. That’s what sparked Susan Tynan to found Framebridge, a custom framing company. When Tynan couldn’t find a reasonably priced place to frame her beloved posters, she launched a... View Details

Keywords: by Danielle Kost

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Faculty & Advisors - MBA

member of Desktop Metal revolutionizing 3D metal printing. As founder and CEO of Endeca, he pioneered Guided Navigation and led Endeca through its acquisition by Oracle in 2011 for $1.1B. Before founding Endeca, Steve was part of the MIT... View Details

05 Oct 2010
First Look

First Look: October 5, 2010

http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-035.pdf Reversing the Queue: Performance, Legitimacy, and Minority Hiring Authors:Andrew Hill and David Thomas Abstract Studies of minority hiring have found that poor-performing firms or firms in highly... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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My One Case: MBA Class of 2023 Looks Back - MBA

advance our common mission and goals. The principles from this case will help me build a collaborative team. Paola Lopez (MBA 2023) Paola is a member of section J. What case made an impact on you and why? My mind keeps going back to the case “ Anomalie .” The company... View Details

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Frequently Asked Questions - MBA

over the summer between year 4 & 5. In the past, the HBS Career and Professional Development Team (CPD) has been able to help MD/MBA students structure internships that fit within the HMS requirements even if students have limited... View Details

19 Oct 2022
Op-Ed

Cofounder Courtship: How to Find the Right Mate—for Your Startup

founding team worthy equity grants and, in earlier stage businesses could be anointed as “co-founder” down the road if the relationship blossoms over time. The cofounder courtship If you’ve decided that you... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

16 Feb 2023
HBS Case

ESG Activists Met the Moment at ExxonMobil, But Did They Succeed?

The impact-investment hedge fund Engine No. 1 made a big splash in May 2021 when it managed to get three nominees elected to the ExxonMobil board of directors. It was an open effort to prod the oil giant toward renewable energy and test whether activist investing could... View Details

Keywords: by Lane Lambert; Financial Services

08 Jan 2008
First Look

First Look: January 8, 2008

significantly change that material so that the team can create an entirely new business. This early new business development project, while supported by management, has a looming deadline for proof-of-concept. The deadline has already... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Bridges Fund Management - Recruiting

Insights & Advice 21 Feb 2024 Hiring at HBS: How Summer Interns Make an Impact at Bridges Fund Management Becca Carnahan Author HBS Team tag All Locations Company Perspectives Recruiting Strategies Summer Internships Venture Capital /... View Details

07 Oct 2008
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First Look: October 7, 2008

Annual Survey. We define the A&MS industry in terms of nine sectors, each of which is represented by a separate 5-digit NAICS category. In so doing, we have sought to redress some of the measurement problems surrounding estimates View Details