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Are You Suited for a Start-up?
By: Jeffrey Bussgang
Relative to established organizations, start-ups can be hard to figure out. What are the jobs to be done? The best entry points? How can you tell whether a company has potential for success and is the right fit for you?
The author advises that you first assess... View Details
Bussgang, Jeffrey. "Are You Suited for a Start-up?" Harvard Business Review 95, no. 6 (November–December 2017): 150–153.
- November 2016
- Supplement
Uber in China: Driving in the Gray Zone (B)
By: William C. Kirby, Yuanzhuo Wang, Shuang L. Frost and Adam K. Frost
Starting in 2014, for two years Uber had fought an intense, costly battle for China’s ridesharing market with well-financed and well-connected domestic Chinese competitors. During this time, Uber also had to respond to an ever-shifting regulatory landscape that looked... View Details
Keywords: China; Uber; Didi Chuxing; Start-up Growth; Regulation; Ride-sharing; Transportation; Business Startups; Growth and Development; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Transportation Industry; Technology Industry; China
Kirby, William C., Yuanzhuo Wang, Shuang L. Frost, and Adam K. Frost. "Uber in China: Driving in the Gray Zone (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 317-064, November 2016.
- January 1994 (Revised April 1995)
- Case
Judo Economics
The early 1990s saw a new wave of start-ups in the U.S. airline business. One entrant, Kiwi International Air Lines, took to the skies in September 1992 with a strategy of attracting small-business travelers looking to save money but lacking the flexibility to book in... View Details
Keywords: Market Entry and Exit; Competitive Advantage; Business Startups; Air Transportation Industry; Financial Services Industry
Brandenburger, Adam M., and Julia Kou. "Judo Economics." Harvard Business School Case 794-103, January 1994. (Revised April 1995.)
- 26 Jul 2023
- News
Is Your Start-Up’s Growth Sustainable?
- 19 Sep 2014
- News
Peter Thiel on Why Monopolies Matter
- 01 Apr 2002
- News
Siebel Addresses HBS Northern California Club
In December, some 450 alumni representing HBS and other top business schools gathered for a talk by Thomas M. Siebel, chairman and CEO of Siebel Systems, Inc., which produces e-business application software. The event, sponsored by the HBS Association of Northern... View Details
- 01 Mar 2005
- News
Online Job Bank Debuts
SULLIVAN: “Searches can be made by industry, function, location, salary, and several other variables.” Building on the traditional strengths and advantages of alumni networking, a newly launched online Alumni Job Bank has upgraded the informal network into a powerful... View Details
- Profile
Adam Kanner
laptops. Savvy entrepreneurs often find opportunity where others find flaws. For Adam Kanner, a former vice president for marketing and business development for the National Basketball Association, the empty seats triggered a startup... View Details
- 01 Mar 2017
- News
Nurturing Emerging Scholars and Leaders
Mary Sauer and Bob Doris (MBA 1977/JD 1978) HBS’s focus on innovation connected Bob Doris (MBA 1977/JD 1978) and Mary Sauer more deeply with the School. “We are very impressed with the work HBS is doing to foster a startup culture at the... View Details
- Career Coach
Vanessa Wu
Energy, she has developed strong experience in strategy topics and in the power & utilities sector. For the past summer, she pivoted to startup for her internship. She can share insights on resume and cover letter reviews, View Details
- 25 Feb 2016
- Blog Post
Alumni: Where Are They Now? Featuring: Maria (Brewer) Palma...
that invests in seed and early stage consumer, enterprise and financial services companies. In this role, my main priority is to find ways our firm can help entrepreneurs as they grow and scale their businesses. Right after HBS graduation, I went to Eyeview, an ad-tech... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
- 19 Dec 2016
- Research & Ideas
The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2016
Credit: iStockPhoto Startups often struggle to find their first customers—especially in the sharing economy, where survival depends on securing users on both the supply and demand sides. No surprise, then, that our readers flocked to a... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- Career Coach
Juan Pablo Botero
If you are looking to launch or join a startup, Juan Pablo can help! With experience working in management consulting at BCG, at a fast-growing startup like Rappi, and walking the founder road at HBS and during the summer, Juan Pablo is... View Details
- 27 Jun 2014
- News
A Case of Uncreative Destruction
Arjun Chopra
Arjun joined CTE when they acquired Vox Holdings, the open source startup he founded. Arjun holds multiple technology patents that have been cited as prior art by firms like Apple, AT&T and iRobot. He has also held several technology... View Details
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GlobalData Disruptor | Baker Library
services, and healthcare sectors. Areas of focus include: artificial intelligence, blockchain, connected devices and IoT, digital business, robotics and drones, security tech, and more. Disruptor offers: Coverage of 40,000 startup... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Jump-Start
using the Lean Startup methodology, for the 19 cash awards given out this year. There were also 12 venture capital firms (listed below) that stepped up to help fund the program run by HBS’s Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship. All the... View Details
- 19 Apr 2016
- News
LuminOva Makes Great Strides Tackling Infertility
Alexandra Dickson (MBA 2013) Alexandra Dickson (MBA 2013) LuminOva, a biotech startup in Boston that won the 2015 Bertarelli Prize, is making progress on its quest to develop a new technology that could increase in vitro fertilization... View Details