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- May 2012 (Revised October 2012)
- Supplement
H-Soft (B-2): Vikram Sharma
By: Ramana Nanda
Siddharth Kapoor, the Founder and CEO of H-Soft Mumbai, reflected on his meetings as he walked out of VC Ventures' offices in Mumbai. After a few months of intensely pitching his startup to several different investors, he finally had a term sheet in hand. Despite this...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurial Finance;
Venture Capital Term Sheet;
India;
Entrepreneurship;
Business Startups;
Venture Capital;
Investment;
Contracts;
Partners and Partnerships;
India
Nanda, Ramana. "H-Soft (B-2): Vikram Sharma." Harvard Business School Supplement 812-170, May 2012. (Revised October 2012.)
- September 2009 (Revised March 2015)
- Case
eBay Partner Network (A)
By: Benjamin Edelman and Ian Larkin
eBay considers adjustments to the structure and rules of its affiliate marketing program, eBay Partner Network (ePN). In particular, eBay reevaluates affiliate compensation structure, the role of bonuses for especially productive affiliates, and the overall rationale...
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Keywords:
Compensation and Benefits;
Marketing Strategy;
Partners and Partnerships;
Motivation and Incentives;
Online Technology;
Service Industry
Edelman, Benjamin, and Ian Larkin. "eBay Partner Network (A)." Harvard Business School Case 910-008, September 2009. (Revised March 2015.) (request a courtesy copy.)
- April 2009 (Revised April 2009)
- Background Note
Fighting Malnutrition and Hunger in the Developing World
By: Ray A. Goldberg, Djordjija Petkoski and Kerry Herman
The millennium objectives of reducing poverty and malnutrition are not being met. How do the private, public, and NGO sectors of society work together to achieve better results and include the recipients in the process?
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Keywords:
Food;
Nutrition;
Poverty;
Partners and Partnerships;
Non-Governmental Organizations;
Strategy;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry
Goldberg, Ray A., Djordjija Petkoski, and Kerry Herman. "Fighting Malnutrition and Hunger in the Developing World." Harvard Business School Background Note 909-406, April 2009. (Revised April 2009.)
- June 2008
- Background Note
A Note on Limited Partner Advisory Boards
By: Josh Lerner, G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
This note explores the limited partner advisory boards. Based on interviews with seven experienced limited partners who serve on a number of different advisory boards, it presents the roles of the advisory board, the ways it can influence the general partner, and the...
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Keywords:
Corporate Governance;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Partners and Partnerships;
Power and Influence
Lerner, Josh, G. Felda Hardymon, and Ann Leamon. "A Note on Limited Partner Advisory Boards." Harvard Business School Background Note 808-169, June 2008.
- 10 Oct 2000
- Research & Ideas
Cross-Sector Collaboration: Lessons from the International Trachoma Initiative
Cross-sector partnerships between for-profit and nonprofit organizations are increasing in frequency and importance. Such collaborations, write Diana Barrett, James Austin and Sheila McCarthy, "are moving from an arm's-length...
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- 07 Jul 2016
- News
Rescuing Fresh Food to End Hunger in Australia
Social Entrepreneur of the Year from the World Economic Forum’s Schwab Foundation. SecondBite expects to feed 17,000,000 meals this year. For Carson, the ability to adapt to clients’ needs, especially on an enormous scale, is crucial. He points to SecondBite’s View Details
- 02 May 2016
- News
Motivating Middle-Schoolers to Get up to Speed with Math
grade-level math proficiency.” As a longtime school volunteer with at-risk students and founder of an innovative high school entrepreneurship curriculum in Rhode Island, Daugherty was struck by how often “smart, resourceful students can’t multiply 3 x 20.” Developed in...
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- 18 Aug 2014
- News
Fighting income inequality with early education reform
mother of three has been using her business acumen in a partnership with the University of Chicago through the Chicago Heights Early Childhood Center (CHECC), an experimental school program Dias Griffin founded in 2010 that has now helped...
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- 25 Apr 2014
- News
A revolution in healing
agreement with Moderna for the development and exclusive use of the mRNA technology to treat cardiovascular, renal, and metabolic diseases as well as cancer. Alexion and Moderna also have entered into an exclusive partnership for rare...
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- 06 Jul 2017
- News
Leadership on a Global Scale
Training (VETS) program, which prepares veterans and service members to obtain meaningful careers, maximize their employment opportunities, and protect their employment rights. Jefferson’s belief in the effectiveness of public-private View Details
- Web
Margaret Busse Archives | Social Enterprise
Impact Measurement Inclusive Finance International Development K-12 Education Leadership Fellows Leadership in Challenging Times MBA Programs Microfinance Non Profit Management Nonprofit Supportive Services Public Sector Public-Private View Details
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Field Course: Entrepreneurship through Acquisition (Application Only) - Course Catalog
open to negotiations, the sources of equity investments, including search funds, private equity partnerships and individual investors. We will also learn about the due diligence process and legal concerns when buying a smaller company. We...
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- 27 Jul 2022
- News
Alumna-Led Reproductive Health Startup Raises $4.7 Million
for each distinct stage of a woman’s reproductive life cycle,” the article notes, which was developed in partnership with Thain Gioia’s OBGYN. Thain Gioia also notes that the company is dedicated to ensuring the products can have a wide...
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- 21 Feb 2012
- News
Sustainability Is Good Business
one of the country’s leading defenders of the natural world aggressively seeks out partnerships with major corporations to advance their mutual interests. Speaking to a student audience last week on campus, the Nature Conservancy’s...
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- September 2016
- Teaching Note
Nuclear Energy: An Answer to Climate Change?
By: Michael W. Toffel and Glen W. S. Dowell
This case asks students to take the perspective of a nuclear energy industry association whose objective is convincing politicians and the public about the merits of its industry. The association is considering whether to approach environmental nongovernmental...
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- January 2002 (Revised April 2002)
- Case
Martin Smith: May 2002
By: G. Felda Hardymon, Josh Lerner and Ann Leamon
Martin Smith, a recent HBS graduate, has just begun working with a leveraged buyout firm. His first assignment is to evaluate three different deals and make recommendations to the partners. As he studies the deals, he realizes that each has different merits and...
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Keywords:
Leveraged Buyouts;
Personal Development and Career;
Financial Strategy;
Partners and Partnerships
Hardymon, G. Felda, Josh Lerner, and Ann Leamon. "Martin Smith: May 2002." Harvard Business School Case 802-160, January 2002. (Revised April 2002.)
- April 1998 (Revised February 2004)
- Background Note
Legal Forms of Organization, The
Describes the various legal forms of organization including proprietorships, partnerships, limited partnerships, corporations, and limited liability companies. Explains the tax and liability attributes of each form, as well as other issues, which may influence the...
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Roberts, Michael J. "Legal Forms of Organization, The." Harvard Business School Background Note 898-245, April 1998. (Revised February 2004.)
- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Alumni Team Up to Fight Cancer
Bill Bowes (MBA ’52) and Kathy Giusti (MBA ’85) first met in 2009, when they were both honored with HBS’s Alumni Achievement Award. This cross-generational meeting would demonstrate not only the power of serendipity but also the power of HBS to convene remarkable...
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- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Innovation: Frozen Assets
Starbucks and Lululemon, Day wants to shape Luvo into a lifestyle brand, one that provides “nutrition solutions.” Luvo meals—most under 500 calories and trans fat–free—are currently in 6,000 stores, and a partnership with Delta Airlines...
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Janelle Nanos
- 01 Mar 2010
- News
Slum for Sale
public-private partnership between the state government and for-profit developers. The goal is to transform Dharavi into a neighborhood offering desirable, market-rate residential and commercial real estate while providing its longtime...
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