• 15 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55402 The Creation and Evolution of Entrepreneurial Public Markets By: Bernstein, Shai, Abhishek Dev, and Josh Lerner Abstract—This paper explores the creation and evolution of new stock... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

• June 2023
• Case

Block: Creating an Ecosystem of Ecosystems

By: Lauren Cohen, Richard Ryffel, Grace Headinger and Ruoshi Qi

At Investor Day 2022, Block announced a new vision for its businesses: creating an ecosystem of ecosystems. Outside the norm for many public growth companies, Block had recently acquired a variety of new business streams in the creator economy and Bitcoin despite a... View Details

Keywords: Business Growth; Fintech; Company Management; Growth Strategy; Innovation And Strategy; Acquisition; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Change; Finance; Growth Management; Growth and Development Strategy; Innovation Strategy; Technological Innovation; Communication Strategy; Corporate Strategy; Business Strategy; Financial Services Industry; Financial Services Industry; United States; California; San Francisco

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Cohen, Lauren, Richard Ryffel, Grace Headinger, and Ruoshi Qi. "Block: Creating an Ecosystem of Ecosystems." Harvard Business School Case 223-055, June 2023.

• 14 Nov 2007
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First Look: November 14, 2007

"reinvent the phone." Yet both the device and the mobile service provided by AT&T involved limitations that could hinder the long-term prospects for the iPhone. At the same time, handset makers and other mobile carriers had... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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Business & Environment Business & Environment July 2015 Article BYOB: How Bringing Your Own Shopping Bags Leads to Treating Yourself, and the Environment By: Uma R. Karmarkar and Bryan Bollinger As concerns about pollution and climate change have become more central in... View Details

• 01 Dec 2023
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3-Minute Briefing: Nathaniel Fick (MBA/MPA 2008)

the world as it is, not the world as we wish it were. You can’t put the genie back in the bottle with these technologies. There’s a multilateral hunger for the United States to take a leadership role in establishing and enforcing norms to mitigate risk, whether they’re... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

• 16 Jun 2008
• Research & Ideas

Seven Tips for Managing Price Increases

sticker shock? 1. Understand Your Customers. There are at least four ways in which customers can respond to higher gas prices: downgrade from premium to regular; take fewer trips by car, consolidate errands, switch to public... View Details

Keywords: by John Quelch

• May 2011
• Case

Oriental Fortune Capital: Building a Better Stock Exchange

By: Josh Lerner and Keith Chi-ho Wong

When ChiNext opened in October 2009 as the second tier market of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE), it aimed to provide Chinese entrepreneurs with equity capital and to facilitate the exits of venture capital firms and other investors which had previously relied on... View Details

Keywords: Capital Markets; Stocks; Financial Markets; Venture Capital; Private Equity; International Finance; Financial Services Industry; China

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Lerner, Josh, and Keith Chi-ho Wong. "Oriental Fortune Capital: Building a Better Stock Exchange." Harvard Business School Case 811-105, May 2011.

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Executive Education | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Programs Public Education Leadership Project (PELP) Summer Institute JUL 7-11, 2025 | HBS Campus Intended for teams of eight participants, including district office personnel, school principals, and regional supervisors who are... View Details

• March 2024
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Nomad: A License to Bank

By: Paul A. Gompers and Pedro Levindo

In late 2023, Lucas Vargas, CEO and co-founder of Nomad, a fintech that offered financial services in the United States for Brazilian residents, had to decide what to do to ensure the company’s continued expansion. Nomad launched its first product, a U.S. digital bank... View Details

Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Startups; Customer Satisfaction; Decision Making; Entrepreneurship; Banks and Banking; Initial Public Offering; Global Strategy; Growth and Development Strategy; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Product Launch; Organizational Culture; Going Public; Ownership Stake; Innovation and Invention; Strategic Planning; Business and Government Relations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Risk and Uncertainty; Business Strategy; Competitive Advantage; Corporate Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Vertical Integration; Leadership; Law; Service Industry; Service Industry; Service Industry; Brazil; United States; North America; Latin America

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Gompers, Paul A., and Pedro Levindo. "Nomad: A License to Bank." Harvard Business School Case 824-144, March 2024.

• 01 Sep 2023
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In My Humble Opinion: Futures Investor

In the half-century since his graduation, Theodore Roosevelt IV (MBA 1972) has earned widespread respect as both a forward-thinking investment banker and an influential activist through his efforts to address climate change and preserve View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; climate change; investment banking; leadership; carbon tax

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Alumni Engagement | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Angella (MBA 2001) discuss the fundamentals of nonprofit board service and answer questions from attendees. Harnessing Entrepreneurship to Revamp Democracy Featuring Professor Mitch Weiss with Yordanos Eyoel of the New Profit Civic Lab... View Details

• 12 Oct 2011
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First Look: October 12

influence a team's knowledge-integration capability. We test our theoretical framework using data on knowledge workers in professional services and discuss implications for research and practice. Manage the Culture Cycle Author:James L.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne