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Janelle Teng is from the Class of 2020 and a proud member of Section C. From completing her undergraduate studies at Stanford University to working as a product manager at SalesforceIQ, Janelle has spent most of her academic and professional career in the Bay Area. While at HBS, Janelle was on the leadership team for the Venture Capital and Private Equity Club and the Women in Investing Club. She will be returning to San Francisco after graduation to join Bessemer Venture Partners as a growth-stage investor. She hopes that sharing her story will encourage everyone (regardless of background or prior experience) to make full use of the resources at HBS, such as the Rock Venture Partners Program and the Rock Accelerator, to explore and develop their interest in venture capital and entrepreneurship, as she would love to see more diverse voices in the industry and change the perception of what an “ideal VC” is. [...]
Today, Deborah and I (both HBS MBA 2010 graduates) run FertilityIQ, an online educational resource used by over 90% of all US fertility patients. We’re imperfect, but we’ve managed to help patients and build an enduring business while resisting marketing dollars (and influence) from clinics or drug companies. [...]
Jackson Shuttleworth (HBS MBA 2020) had his first cold drip in a New Orleans coffee shop in February 2019, from which began his journey to obtain a decent cold drip device for the home. After giving up on four different cold drip makers, he’s teamed up with Olivia vonNieda (HBS MBA 2019) – friend, classmate at Harvard, and super engineer – to build a better device. [...]
My first thought after getting accepted to HBS was, “I can’t believe I got in! I need to call my mom!” The second was, “How am I going to pay for this?” [...]
Erin Kaivan is a member of the Class of 2020. Prior to starting at Harvard Business School, she served for seven years as a Military Intelligence Officer in the United States Army. Since graduating from HBS, she is working as a consultant with Boston Consulting Group in the Washington D.C. office. Erin wanted to write this article because before starting school she would furiously google key terms like “pregnant and in business school” and “moms and business school” and every other variation of the same. However, for her, these searches came up with maybe one or two articles on the subject. She hopes this blog post will represent for woman considering business school and motherhood that the two are not mutually exclusive. [...]
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