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- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Innovation: Revenge of the Nerds
raised $750,000 in seed funding from HBS alumnus Robert Doris (MBA 1977) and billionaire investor Mark Cuban. The HourlyNerd executive team graduated from HBS in May, but the company has already grown to... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 24 Jun 2015
- HBS Case
Upgrading School with a Startup Mentality
in the past year. The designation is an important one for AltSchool, since it credentials their pursuit of both a social mission and real profits. That dual mission, in turn, accounts in large part for how the company was able to raise... View Details
- 01 Dec 2013
- News
Your Own Medicine
what you have done?" Williams asked. "No," admitted Tracy. "I'm going to change that," he said. In its first few years, the fund concentrated on raising money to support research, even hiring a research... View Details
- 27 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Creating the Minority Renaissance for Venture Capital: Interview with Henri Pierre-Jacques and Jarrid Tingle, Managing Partners at Harlem Capital
At the onset, he was heavily leaning towards the private equity option. However, for Pierre-Jacques it quickly became obvious in his early days at HBS that there was a gap in venture capital that the fund he and Tingle had created would... View Details
- Profile
Elsa Sze
Born in Hong Kong, and raised within a family that was “passionate about democracy and freedom of speech,” Elsa Sze was inspired by the sacrifices her father made for her, for her education, and for his ideals. “He worked so hard to make... View Details
- 01 Apr 2001
- News
Teresa Clarke: An Advocate for Education in South Africa
before deciding to devote more time and energy to raising money for the Student Sponsorship ProgrammeSouth Africa (SSP-SA). With Nyagaka Ongeri (MBA 1997), Clarke cofounded SSP-SA in 1999. “We have a chance now to become a major player in... View Details
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
A Modest Tax Proposal
one year. Such a holiday would raise revenues and create jobs in the United States, according to the WIN America Campaign, a coalition of companies including Apple, Google, and Pfizer. But the last time such a holiday was tried, in 2004,... View Details
- 18 Aug 2021
- News
Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement
something lasting,” said Josh Kraft, who is president of Kraft Family Philanthropies. The fund has raised nearly $30 million to support community groups and coalitions that fight racism and racial inequity... View Details
- Web
Bringing the Next Pandemic Vaccine to Your Doorstep with MIMIX - Blog: Health Supplement
patients’ lives with the MIMIX Smart Release patch platform. The company has a pipeline of vaccines and biologics under development, including the first influenza vaccine intended for home-based administration. The company has raised more... View Details
- 16 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
Building an Internship Program at Your Startup: An Interview with Facily’s Diego Dzodan (MBA 1999)
gear up to raise a Series A. “When I spoke with Diego, he shared five problems they were thinking about and gave me the option of what I wanted to work on,” Westphal explained. “The project I chose allowed me to spend 90% of my time... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Pitfalls, Trade-Offs, Dreaming Big
reasons. First, data that I analyzed with Dr. Tim Butler of HBS and that I detail in the book show that Rich and King dominate the top motivations of entrepreneurs. Second, at key forks in the road, Rich options directly conflict with King options. For example, on the... View Details
- Profile
Mike Maples Jr.
investing but when he looked around, he saw a gap in the market. There was a raft of startups that wanted to raise seed or early funding but were not ready for a five million dollar round, which seemed to be... View Details
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
Debbie Cohen Scales Her Mountain
will climb Mt. Fuji along with medical, research, and public-policy personnel in a venture sponsored by the Breast Cancer Fund of San Francisco. The climb has been organized to raise awareness and View Details
Keywords: Morgan Baker
- 22 Sep 2020
- Research & Ideas
Recessions Push Some Entrepreneurs to Launch Too Soon
performance on average. Silverthorne: For entrepreneurs who decide to stay the course, what does the funding outlook look like? Roche: Funding opportunities may dry up as venture capitalists increasingly... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Jan 2006
- News
Philip L. Yeo, MBA 1976
R&D," explains Yeo. "A short time later, I set up the EDB's Singapore Bio Innovation Fund to invest longterm in overseas start-ups to learn as much as possible about the nascent biotech industry. And on June 26, 2000, the day the United... View Details
- 10 Jan 2005
- What Do You Think?
Public Pension Reform: Does Mexico Have the Answer?
opinion is that the Administration should be candid and recognize that social security is a TAX used to fund a basic retirement benefit—the pension equivalent of food stamps. Higher income retirees should not receive a social security... View Details
- 01 Jun 2001
- News
Point, Click, Give: Internet Fuels Philanthropic Fundraising Revolution
host of Web-based social enterprises (WEBSEs): nonprofit information hubs, online giving directories, click-to-donate sites, workplace-giving centers, charity shopping malls and auctions, and volunteer clearinghouses. These start-ups are mobilizing philanthropic View Details
- 16 Dec 2020
- Blog Post
Alumni on the Black Lives Matter Movement
money is doled out,” making the work “less about charity and more about creating systemic change.” Having seeded their fund with $20 million in their first three weeks, they have a goal of raising at least... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Class of 2007 Fellowship Awarded
percent of the class, the MBA Class of 2007 set a participation record for a graduating class. The class raised almost $55,000, including a $25,000 matching gift from HBS Fund Chair Michael Cronin (MBA '77).... View Details
- 05 Oct 2016
- Blog Post
4 Things You Should Know about Entrepreneurship at HBS
gone on to work on entrepreneurial projects. Six of my sectionmates (out of about 90) founded startups directly after graduation, and four others started search funds (looking to buy and run a company). One of the coolest startups to come... View Details