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Adenike Ogunlesi

Adenike Ogunlesi, Founder and Chief Responsibility Officer of Ruff 'n' Tumble, discusses her support for female entrepreneurs in Nigeria, emphasizing the importance of mindset, belief in oneself and the possibility to seek business advice in a safe space. View Details
  • 04 Jan 2011
  • News

Tech MNCs lend a helping hand, help solve social problems

    Lauren H. Cohen

    Lauren Cohen is the L.E. Simmons Professor in the Finance & Entrepreneurial Management Units at Harvard Business School and a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He is an Editor of the Review of Financial... View Details

    Keywords: asset management; brokerage; financial services; federal government; investment banking industry; state government
    • 2015
    • Book

    Strategy Rules: Five Timeless Lessons from Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs

    By: David B. Yoffie and Michael A. Cusumano
    The authors of the bestselling Competing on Internet Time (a Business Week top 10 book) analyze the strategies, principles, and skills of three of the most successful and influential figures in business—Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs—offering... View Details
    Keywords: Management; Strategy; Leadership; Information Technology; Entrepreneurship; Information Technology Industry
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    • February 2001 (Revised February 2002)
    • Case

    Estee Lauder and the Market for Prestige Cosmetics

    By: Nancy F. Koehn
    Opens with a brief history of the U.S. cosmetics market and its rapid development in the 1920s. Also recounts Lauder's initial involvement in the sector, making skin care products and selling them in Manhattan beauty parlors during the Great Depression. Pays particular... View Details
    Keywords: Fluctuation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Market Entry and Exit; Entrepreneurship; Luxury; Business Strategy; Society; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry; United States
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    • 01 Mar 2011
    • News

    Harvard Business School Announces Winners of Student Start-Up Competition

    • 30 Apr 2014
    • Research & Ideas

    Venture Investors Prefer Funding Handsome Men

    If you're in search of startup funding, it pays to be a good-looking guy. A series of three studies reveals that investors prefer pitches from male entrepreneurs over those from female entrepreneurs, even... View Details
    Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Financial Services
    • September 2000 (Revised March 2006)
    • Case

    ZOOTS--The Cleaner Cleaner

    By: Myra M. Hart and Sharon Peyus
    A successful entrepreneur (retailing) starts a new venture in dry cleaning. The case focuses on transferable models, skills, and knowledge from one venture to the next. Areas of emphasis are: managing growth, challenges of operations, financing, and competitive moves. View Details
    Keywords: Growth Management; Competitive Strategy; Operations; Knowledge Dissemination; Business Startups; Corporate Finance; Service Industry; Retail Industry
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    • 02 Mar 2011
    • News

    Harvard's Lean Start-Up Winners Get $50K

    • Research Summary

    Leveraging Knowledge for Performance

    Morten Hansen is involved in research which examines how knowledge residing in different units in a company can be leveraged to improve performance in a specific unit. He has conducted several large studies of the use of knowledge in creating competitive performance,... View Details
    • 07 Jun 2021
    • Blog Post

    The Value of the HBS Case Method – Lessons from an SVMP Participant

    being brought up in South LA are the foundation of my being, and I am proud to call South Central home. Yet, it was not often that I interacted with entrepreneurs or individuals who climbed up the ranks... View Details

      Hakeem I. Belo-Osagie

      Hakeem Belo-Osagie is an accomplished Nigerian professional and entrepreneur. He earned a degree in Political Philosophy and Economics from Oxford University as well as a law degree from Cambridge University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.

      He is the... View Details

      • October 2019
      • Case

      David Yin's Vegetarian Mission

      By: Boris Groysberg and Evan M.S. Hecht
      After the establishment of his critically-acclaimed upscale vegetarian restaurant, King’s Joy, in Beijing, chef and entrepreneur David Yin must decide whether or not to expand to other locations or continue to invest in his existing location in order to fulfill his... View Details
      Keywords: Restaurant; Restaurant Industry; Creative Ability; Creative Industries; Values; Entrepreneurship; Creativity; Food; Values and Beliefs; China
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      • 12 PM – 1 PM EST, 17 Nov 2015
      • Webinars: Career

      Is Entrepreneurship Right For You?

      Are you considering pursuing an entrepreneurial career? Professor Tim Butler will share his latest research on the markers that differentiate entrepreneurs from non-entrepreneurs. Using the CareerLeader assessment tool, Professor Butler will demonstrate how your... View Details
      • November 1998 (Revised April 1999)
      • Case

      Wireless Telecom Negotiation

      By: Jay O. Light
      A venture capital/private equity fund is preparing to negotiate with the two parties in a prospective PCS joint venture: the entrepreneur and AT&T Wireless. The negotiation will decide how equity and control are shared in the venture. View Details
      Keywords: Joint Ventures; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Private Equity; Governance Controls; Negotiation Deal; Wireless Technology; Telecommunications Industry
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      • June 2009 (Revised February 2010)
      • Case

      Cirque du Soleil -- The High-Wire Act of Building Sustainable Partnerships

      By: Ramon Casadesus-Masanell and Maxime Aucoin
      The case describes the history and business model of Cirque du Soleil (CdS). The case allows for a rich discussion and analysis of Cirque du Soleil's business model with an emphasis on how it interacts with that of MGM Mirage. Le Cirque and MGM's business models... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Investment; Profit; Globalized Markets and Industries; Growth and Development Strategy; Market Entry and Exit; Partners and Partnerships; Trust; Entertainment and Recreation Industry
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      • February 2014
      • Teaching Note

      The Slingshot: Improving Water Access

      By: John A. Quelch
      Entrepreneur Dean Kamen has inked a multimillion dollar partnership with Coca-Cola (CC) to mass produce and distribute the Slingshot, a low energy device that can convert raw sewage into potable water for poor people and communities in developing economies. View Details
      Keywords: DEKA; Dean Kamen; Coca-Cola; Technological Innovation; Innovation Strategy; Commercialization; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Food and Beverage Industry; Health Industry; North Africa; South Africa; Asia; South America
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      • 03 May 2012
      • News

      Clay Christensen's Life Lessons

      • April 2000 (Revised April 2004)
      • Case

      TixToGo: Financing a Silicon Valley Start-up

      Describes TixToGo, a Silicon Valley start-up company that offers online solutions to individuals and organizations that want to offer activities and/or collect registration fees for events over the Internet. A serial entrepreneur and his partner started the company in... View Details
      Keywords: Business Model; Information Technology; Financing and Loans; Business Startups; Information Technology Industry; San Francisco
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      • April 1996 (Revised May 1996)
      • Background Note

      The Social Enterprise Spectrum: Structuring Social-Purpose Ventures: From Philanthropy to Commerce

      With the boundaries between philanthropy and commerce blurring, this note briefly gives nonprofit managers and social entrepreneurs a framework (the Social Enterprise Spectrum) for thinking creatively about structural options in the social sector. View Details
      Keywords: Social Entrepreneurship
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