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- 23 Apr 2013
- First Look
First Look: April 23
School Case 813-145 CloudFlare, Inc.: Running Hot? In July 2012, the cofounders of CloudFlare, a Silicon Valley startup that protects websites and accelerates their traffic, are considering the implications of five employees' resignations...
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Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Pursuing a JD/MBA Joint Degree - MBA
Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year...
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- 20 Aug 2021
- Blog Post
Is the MBA Worth It? Hear What Recent HBS Grads Have to Say
after graduation, and for the long haul. What advice do you have for prospective HBS students? Think ahead of time if you have specific goals you want to achieve during the MBA. For me, it was getting to the startup world. There is an...
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- 10 Jan 2023
- Op-Ed
Time to Move On? Career Advice for Entrepreneurs Preparing for the Next Stage
Over the past year, I have watched several firms going through periods of transition. Some have been cofounders who realized that it was time for a more experienced leader to take their business to the next level. Some were just ready for something new. Others have...
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by Julia Austin
- Web
Topics - HBS Working Knowledge
Model (23) Business Offices (4) Business Plan (2) Business Processes (4) Business Startups (36) Business Strategy (31) Business Units (1) Business Ventures (147) Business and Community Relations (8) Business and Government Relations (44)...
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- 07 Nov 2022
- News
Victoria’s Secret Buys Alumni-Founded Adore Me
Morgan Hermand Waiche Morgan Hermand Waiche The Wall Street Journal reported last week that startup lingerie retailer Adore Me was bought by Victoria’s Secret for $400 million. Launched soon after Hermand Waiche graduated, Adore Me aimed...
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Finding Talent Opportunities
should not overlook. Recruiting Advice 03 Oct 2023 Molly DeCastro Hire an MBA: The Benefits and Misconceptions for Startups Hire an MBA: The Benefits and Misconceptions for Startups Hire an MBA: The Benefits...
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- November 2021
- Case
Steve Schwarzman on Dealmaking II: When They Hold All the Cards (A)
By: James K. Sebenius and Alex Green
Blackstone Co-founder, Chairman, and CEO Stephen A. Schwarzman, whom Forbes has called “Wall Street’s Greatest Dealmaker,” played a major role in the negotiations that transformed Blackstone from a fragile startup in 1985 with $400,000 in capital into a dominant...
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- 23 Apr 2024
- In Practice
Getting to Net Zero: The Climate Standards and Ecosystem the World Needs Now
With each month clocking record-breaking temperatures across the planet, this Earth Day reflected the renewed urgency of regulators and businesses to find climate-change solutions. The US Securities and Exchange Commission recently adopted new rules that will mandate...
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by Rachel Layne
- 22 Feb 2024
- Blog Post
It’s Time to Build: Why the MS/MBA Is Right for You!
fundamentals of what it takes to build a company alongside a cohort of 30 other technically minded individuals (a subset of the broader HBS class), then use the program as a launchpad for joining a startup or maybe launching something...
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- July 2013 (Revised August 2017)
- Case
TaKaDu
By: Elie Ofek and Matthew Preble
In December 2012, Amir Peleg, founder and CEO of TaKaDu, reflected on how to position his young firm for the next fiscal year and beyond. The small Israeli startup had developed an innovative software system that used patented algorithms and statistical analysis to...
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Innovation;
Customer Selection;
Business Marketing;
High-tech Marketing;
Enterprise Resource Planning;
Water Resources;
Water Management;
Utilities;
Product Positioning;
Expansion;
Resource Allocation;
Applications and Software;
Entrepreneurship;
Business Startups;
Business Strategy;
Innovation and Invention;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Utilities Industry;
Australia;
Israel
- 05 Dec 2018
- Research & Ideas
Why Managers Should Reveal Their Failures
example, you don’t need to talk as freely about your failures—not because it’s harmful—but because people don’t tend to feel envious of you in the first place.” In another experiment, the researchers studied a different environment: a competition in which entrepreneurs...
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by Dina Gerdeman
- Fast Answer
Target List: screen for companies by industry, location, and size
criteria. When finished, click View Results. Export as is to Excel, or click Add/Remove columns to customize your output. Other databases: Pitchbook, Preqin, and CB Insights are particularly useful for creating lists of startups by...
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- January 2017 (Revised December 2017)
- Case
Carmichael Roberts: To Create a Private Equity Firm?
By: Steven Rogers and Kenneth J. Cooper
Carmichael Roberts, a rare African-American venture capitalist, considered leaving his general partnership in a private equity firm near Boston and setting up his own in 2015. He weighed whether the timing was right, with the economy still not fully recovered from the...
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Venture Capital;
Equity;
Innovation And Invention;
Investment;
Ownership;
Science;
Science Bassed Business;
Markets;
Relationships;
Capital;
Private Equity;
Technological Innovation;
Investment Return;
Going Public;
Ownership Stake;
Science-Based Business;
Market Timing;
Marketplace Matching;
Partners and Partnerships;
Financial Services Industry;
Technology Industry;
Manufacturing Industry;
United States;
Massachusetts;
Boston;
California;
San Francisco;
New York (city, NY)
Rogers, Steven, and Kenneth J. Cooper. "Carmichael Roberts: To Create a Private Equity Firm?" Harvard Business School Case 317-079, January 2017. (Revised December 2017.)
James L. Heskett
James L. Heskett is UPS Foundation Professor Emeritus at the Harvard Business School and author of his latest book, With From Within: Build Organizational Culture for Competitive... View Details
- 04 Oct 2023
- HBS Seminar
Ithai Stern, INSEAD
- Profile
Thomaz Galvao
Thomaz joined Teach for Brazil (Ensina Brasil) where he was responsible for managing alumni and partnership strategies. Starting his startup now With a scholarship from the Lemann Foundation, Thomaz was able to pursue an MBA. He choose...
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- 07 Mar 2023
- Blog Post
Deconstructing LEGO’s Decarbonization
working with startups and chemical companies. But they also acknowledge that, while the company is a trailblazer in the space, this problem is a global one and requires a solution involving all relevant stakeholders. Finally, we were...
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Founder - Entrepreneurship
on current trends in entrepreneurship (AI, Web 3, VC, etc.) Learn about HBS resources to support your journey: Entrepreneurship Day Rock and i-lab Newsletters Startup Bootcamp info session New Venture Competition Kickoff Rock Summer...
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Health Care - Faculty & Research
Organization ; Business Startups ; Disruption ; Cost vs Benefits ; Decision Choices and Conditions ; Decisions ; Private Sector ; Entrepreneurial Finance ; Global Range ; Global Strategy ; Globalized Markets and Industries ; Governance...
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