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- 06 Dec 2021
- News
New Wave
commercial scale. Verdant, for example, is currently raising funds to develop turbines twice as large for deployment off the coast of Wales, where Smith anticipates generating megawatts of electricity by... View Details
- 29 Jun 2019
- News
Building an Entrepreneurial Ecosystem in Africa
100 jobs. Many of them, specifically in Senegal, have been able to raise funding both from the public sector and also from private investors, angel investors, and VC investors. “Now, when you look at the... 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
- 19 May 2023
- Blog Post
Choosing To Be Optimistic about Climate Change
explained that transforming global energy systems will require additional investments of some $2.4 trillion annually—the equivalent to about one-quarter of U.S. corporate profits, or half of federal tax receipts; or 8 to 9 percent of GDP. But many spoke with optimism... View Details
- 24 May 2017
- News
John H. McArthur, MBA 1959, DBA 1963
Natty. The pair grew up in Burnaby, British Columbia, where the proprietor of a local forest products company spotted McArthur’s potential and helped fund his college education. Upon earning his MBA, McArthur entered the DBA program and... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 17 Feb 2015
- News
The First Five Years: Justin Pasquariello (MBA 2010)
implementation of our organizational strategy and budget. I work with our team and other stakeholders to think through research questions, and partner with funders to identify funding to investigate questions and disseminate our results.... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 10 Nov 2011
- HBS Case
HBS Cases: Making Lincoln Center Cool Again
constituent organizations included: A focus on fundraising. The Lincoln Center Corporate Fund raises money for the whole Lincoln campus. Corporate donations go directly to Lincoln Center constituents, and... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Case Study: Your Data, Your Health
early detection of gynecological diseases. The Oakland-based company completed its second clinical trial and is now raising Series A funding. Its initial indications focus on identifying conditions that contribute to infertility, such as... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Marketable Skill
50 to 60 percent are regulars. The rest change weekly. "It's like running a hotel with quirky guests who have a variety of weird demands," she notes with a wry smile. Raised in Milwaukee, where her father worked at the Miller brewery,... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
The Right Connections
Ties on Investment Bank Affiliation and IPO Success." In research conducted with Ranjay Gulati of Northwestern's Kellogg School, Higgins found that "what matters most when executives are trying to raise money is their professional ties... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
The Harvard Clubs of Australia: Networking with a Cause
members and raise funds for worthy causes. In addition to the Menzies Scholarship, the clubs have recently initiated Nonprofit Fellowships that send CEOs, executive directors, and other top managers to HBS... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
Finding a Balance
deals with ethics, governance, and legal issues. “At that point the case changed to focus on tensions between pricing as a reward for investment in R&D versus making a product available to poor people who will die without it,” says Deshpandé. “It View Details
- 29 Jan 2021
- Blog Post
My HBS Student Loan Story: John Cortines (MBA 2015)
about their loan repayment journeys John Cortines Class: MBA 2015 Industry: Non-profit Could you please share a little bit about your upbringing? I was raised in an upper-middle class home in North Dallas. My dad is an engineer and spent... View Details
- 21 Aug 2012
- Research & Ideas
How to Sink a Startup
forks in the road, Rich options directly conflict with King options. For example, on the one hand, founders who do not raise money risk handicapping their venture if money dwindles or dries up completely. On the other hand, founders who... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
- 12 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 12, 2008
satisfied in order to receive a patent and raises issues about the value of patent versus other ways to protect intellectual property. Purchase the case: http://hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=309002 Fidelity... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Jan 2019
- News
The Promise of Personalized Medicine
the process so that not every family, not every brother has to go out and raise $2 million to save their brother. You know, two million bucks is, in the grand scheme of things, not a ton of money; but for what we’re trying to do, it’s... View Details
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Off Script
(Thinkstock) Prescription drug spending increased by more than 13 percent in the United States in 2014, raising health insurance premiums and the ire of consumers and politicians. The reasons behind the rise are many, including the high... View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Euro Vision
challenge was amplified—cofounding Index Ventures in 1996. "If we were going to compete with the best portfolios that were built in Silicon Valley," says Rimer, "we'd have to hunt far and wide across Europe." It's become a popular bet: VC View Details
Keywords: Jason Feifer
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Remembering “Mr. Harvard”
of Harvard College and of HBS and for many decades was a notable friend and supporter of both the University and the School. Born in Scituate, Massachusetts, in 1901 and raised in Brookline, Gordon, a 1923 Harvard College graduate, took a... View Details
- 06 Jun 2024
- Blog Post
Revolutionizing Wellness: Kate Twist (MBA 2008) Shapes the Future of Consumer Health Brands
If there were a theme to Kate Twist’s (MBA 2008) career, it would be building brands known for the emotional connection they foster with their consumers. Twist is experienced in directing powerful consumer brands. She cofounded the digitally native dermatology brand... View Details